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The ScoutCast – Episode 62 – Crazy Talk

17 November 2011 1491 comments
Granville Granville
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Yes, that’s right, crazy talk. There’s a lot of it about in this week’s ScoutCast episode – most of it originating from Mark’s chattering. Transfer in three defenders for a four point hit? Spend big money on Leighton Baines, dumping last season’s top Fantasy scorer? Has he finally lost the plot?

This is what an international break does to you. Suffering from cold turkey and with two free transfers burning away in the pocket, a Fantasy manager has to fight the jerky knee. In my own moment of madness, I even find myself trying to talk Mark out of his hasty moves.

Listen in on the lunacy, accompanied by the usual regulars, accompanied with another excavation of that Robin Van Persie assist – we just won’t let it lie.

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

    Vorm (ruddy)
    Kompany wilkinson walker
    drenthe walters silva vdv
    RVP(c) aguero ade
    (allen, enrique, simpson)

    think i'm going to save my transfer this week, unless anyone can see a player that desperately needs transferred out

    also
    - would you play walker or enrique
    - or play both and bench wilkinson

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    1. kaz 96
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      i'd play wilkinson and walker
      the odds of wilko coming on as a sub are far too low so if he doesnt start, enr will come in
      and if he does start, he will have great chance of keeping a cleanie

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

      Think you have to play Wilko this week.

      Walker over Enrique for me.

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      1. lucas radebe
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        +1

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    3. Shatner's Bassoon
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      walker and wilko

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      1. Zizou
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        14 years, 5 months ago

        cheers everyone think i'll go walker and wilko both at home

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  2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
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    Ok just pulled the trigger on staylor&jevans>turner&wilko. No points hit. Avoided going for the glory & trying to predict which one of rooney/aguero/lampard/bendter/silva will score highest. So now i have 3.5 in the bank and will sit back and watch if any of the aformentioned big hitters go mental with a view to gw13

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    1. kaz 96
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      umm this "avoiding the big guns" could be the reason u see that long,red arrow in ur ranking this week

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, hopefully not. I have my own 5 big hitters in rvp/vdv/suarez/mata/ade, aided & abeted by ramsey & brunt... Just couldnt pick one of those 5 to drop for silva... Said id give it one more week & then either mata and/or suarez will be swapped for 1 or 2 of the inform juggernaughts

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  3. vicvega1978
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Doing my box in trying to work out what to do this game week, a little help would be much appreciated!
    Krul/Vorm
    Bosingwa/Enrique/Richards/Ward/De Laet
    Tiote/Silva/Nani/Dyer/Ramsey
    RVP/Adebayor/Hernandez
    I’ve got 1 transfer. I know I need to chuck Bosingwa but i also want to strengthen my Mid. I’m thinking Hernandez for Klasnic and Tiote for Bale or Eagles. Sub Bosingwa and get rid next week.
    Good, Bad or Ugly?

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    1. kaz 96
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      no need to sub bossy if ur not shipping him out this week
      start him and if he doesnt play,he'll get atm subsituted

      i'd suggest u to get rid of him though

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    2. Shatner's Bassoon
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I'd keep little pea, downgrade bos to brown and then upgrade tiote next week. Or take the hit if you fancy it.

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    3. lucas radebe
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      14 years, 5 months ago

      your backline's not looking good this week.
      de laet out of favour
      bosingwa and richards to a lesser extent are rotation risks
      enrique and ward not like to keep clean sheets

      use your transfer on defense

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      1. lucas radebe
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        *likely

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    4. vicvega1978
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      If I go the bossy to Brown route I can ditch Tiote and get Eagles. Worth the 4 pointer?

      Thanks for the replies btw!

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

    Would love some advice on my team. Any changes to be made? (No free transfers left). Starters and bench order right?

    Vorm (Given)
    Kompany Wilkinson Brown
    Silva VDV Walters Brunt
    RVP Suarez Ade

    Dyer Enrique Simpson

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    1. Shatner's Bassoon
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      • 15 Years
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      Looks pretty solid. I'd play the bench the same way.

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    2. lucas radebe
      • 16 Years
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      looking good

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  5. arctictiger123
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Chaps planning 3 transfers tonight. Worth 4pt hit?
    Out: aguero ferguson and Moses
    In: fellaini Dzeko and brunt

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    1. kaz 96
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      omg, seriously no
      last time i remember fellaini having two consecutive good weeks was in the o8-o9 season. aguero is safer than dzeko and u can't get rid of moses without transferring aguero out

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    2. lucas radebe
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      not worth it, especially for fellaini.
      aguero and moses could do well this week anyway

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  6. Oliver Reed
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    whats the latest with suarez..?

    im consideing suarez> little pea, any reason i shouldnt...!?!?!

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

      dont do it big man. suarez is a due a goal and is an angry little man

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      1. Oliver Reed
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        has he shaked off that injury then...also have sturridge and 0.6m in the bank. considering vdv>drenthe this week and sturridge>hernandez next week. sound like a plan or pian crazy talk...?

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        1. Oliver Reed
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          *plain

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        2. Will
          • 15 Years
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          I have the same two (Suarez, Sturridge, RVP) and plan on saving a transfer and using this week in the hopes of getting more direction for possible Suarez or Sturridge transfers

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          1. Oliver Reed
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 5 months ago

            same front 3 in fact. im sitting tight this week. no transfers.. 🙂

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

              What's your team link?
              http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/5323/event-history/11/

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              1. Oliver Reed
                • 15 Years
                14 years, 5 months ago

                http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/2266/history/

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              2. Oliver Reed
                • 15 Years
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                pretty much the same teams 🙂

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        3. Cooper123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          Surely stuck with VDV, he'll probably be fit and along with RVP is one of the most in-form players, fantasy wise. Look at his scoring history.

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

      http://www.cranter.com/meme/offtarget.jpg

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    3. Will
      • 15 Years
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      I also have Suarez but 99% holding on to him while he's still around, as hillbilly said surely he's due a goal soon! And all my other options (hernandez etc.) are rotation risks

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      1. Oliver Reed
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        noted. might sit tight this week on suarez..

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    4. lucas radebe
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      saurez will score this weekend - fact!
      how do i know? i got rid in my WC this week

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  7. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    I am really confused about my gk : i am having krul and vorm now but deciding for krul ➡ westwood. But i am also getting brown and might get bendy for agbonlahor\dzeko so tripelling on sun have really put me in tensed.....
    Is N.dyer ----> plinkington worth ? .

    Also eagles to lampard worth ?

    Krul or westwood ?

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

      I answered before ...

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      1. Shatner's Bassoon
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        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Perhaps he wants a second opinion

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  8. Cooper123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Anybody know why Johnson only played 33 mins for Norwich? Strongly considering WCing and need a Moses replacement for 4.7 (already got Allen)

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

      Keep Moses 🙂

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

      He banged his head and was a bit concussed - should be fine ... 🙂

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    3. Cooper123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers for the replies! Will stick him in if I go for it. Alas, Moses has broken my fragile little fantasy manager heart, one too many times.

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

        But he's at home to Blackburn this week, can't you keep him for just one more week? (Then another, and another, and another... 🙂 )

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        1. Cooper123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 5 months ago

          It's always one more week, then in six months his toothbrush is in the bathroom and I'm sleeping on the sofa. I have to draw the line

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    4. Anti-Ipswich
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      14 years, 5 months ago

      He got injured vs Villa after he came off second best from a collision. He should be okay to play this week

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  9. Billy Ketsu
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    From the Guardian live blog

    "10.36am: Information for Fantasy Football managers: Roberto Mancini has hinted that Pablo Zabaleta and, more pertinently, Sergio Aguero are unlikely to start tomorrow as they're tired after their trip to Argentina for international duty." 😯

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

      Oooh... nothing on Silva?

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      1. Screaming Midget
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        14 years, 5 months ago

        I agree with Mark on the podcast that Silva is very likely to start vs Newcastle. Vs one of the best defences in the league Mancini will know he'll need Silva playing.

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    2. Screaming Midget
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      14 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch! for Aguero owners.

      Looks like Silva is all but nailed on then, which I thought he'd start anyway.

      Silva(C) 🙂

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    3. jimnastics
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      14 years, 5 months ago

      Anything on Nasri??

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

      Yes, Sergio. Put your feet up, lad.

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

      cant see it myself

      aguero has started every game for city when fit

      balo and dzeko both played 180mins over the intl break whereas aguero didnt

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

        They both played in Europe tho, could be the reason.

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    6. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero only played 45 minutes in one game and stayed on the bench for the other! He'll start.

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    7. tosey
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      billy ketsu, can u provide a link to that please? i copied n pasted it into google but got no luck finding it....

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      1. Billy Ketsu
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Tosey

        http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/nov/18/football-live-blog-sepp-blatter

        There's no direct quote from Mancini, just what I copied above.

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

      But when Mancini hints at something it normally happens.

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

        i cant find any quote from mancini today though, seems a little early to be interviewing managers as id imagine theyd be taking the training sessions atm wouldnt they?

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

        I notice you've done 2 transfers... was one of them bringing him in?

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

        yep hence the worry now as my first hit of the season

        hes started every game hes been fit n with the other two playing 180mins i thought he was nailed on tomorrow, be gutted if he doesnt start now

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

        Time will tell, but I don't imagine the Guardian would mention it if there wasn't some truth.

        Like you say though, it makes more sense that he'll start, but it won't be the first time that Mancini has surprised us all.

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    9. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Don't have him but wouldn't worry if I was an Aguero owner. When he starts he doesn't finish and when he hasn't started he's come on and racked up the points - he's just not a 90 min player but it doesn't seem to affect his Fantasy output that much.

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  10. Cooper123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Dilemma: Is removing Shawcross/Kompany/Brunt/Adebayor/Suarez idiocy? Thinking about WCing but they don't seem a tragically poor enough collection to warrant it.

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

      They are all pretty decent players. Ade and Shaw have great fixtures. Brunt may score you some points too. Kompany is as safe as houses and Suarez is 'due'.
      Seeing the team you could have though ... I'd wildcard 🙂

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    2. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Any of those are a decent pick. The fact they haven't scored well recently doesn't mean they won't,and Shawcross back from injury has a good run as does Adebayor. I may look to move the others soonish, but no W/C needed imo.

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  11. Bareth Garry
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    What's the general opinion on having a benchwarmer midfielder? I'm referring, of course, to Ferguson... Frees up funds for players you actually want to play, no?

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    1. Scroobius Mac
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Benchwarmers are fine if they get you 2 per week (give or take), not if they get you 0.

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  12. Turbodog
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Hee hee I was just reading the Sportsday Live BBC feed and assumed that comments made by 'Tokyo Sexwhale' were from a fan with a daft moniker, until I realised that Mr. Tokyo Sexwale is actually a South African government minister 🙂

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    1. Waldaz
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      14 years, 5 months ago

      http://youtu.be/Nbo_XOMoc0k lol 🙂

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      1. Turbodog
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        Ha brilliant!

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  13. Scroobius Mac
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Morning all, Could I just ask a few opinions.
    A) Play Kenny or Vorm?
    B) Ramsey > Bale (-4) (Yes or No?)
    C) Sturridge > Bendy (-4) (Yes or No?)
    D) Dyer > Sess (-4, bench Sturridge) Yes or No?)

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  14. In Like Flynn.
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    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Sorry Doosra, Brother. Dogs decided to have introductory fight as I was about to reply. Our old bitch, and new puppy. Phew.

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  15. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Ideas on my team.

    Vorm Krul
    Brown Simpson Shawcross BOYATA DELAET
    Silva VDV Brunt Dyer PETROV
    RVP Rooney Suarez

    2 free trades, 0.8 in bank

    a) Petrov & a dead defender out
    b) Petrov & a striker downgrade
    c) Just Petrov out & get a mid up to 6.5

    Any other suggestions?

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

    Can anyone tell me what these lads chances of playing this weekend are??-Agbonlahor,Shawcross,Van der Vaart

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    1. Scroobius Mac
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      50/50, Should play, 75% although possibility of a sub appearance.

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/fantasy-football-injuries/

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  17. Bsal
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    RMT

    al habsi (given)
    rtaylor brown richards (enrique caulker)
    vdv silva lampard(vc) walters pilkington
    rvp(c) bendtner (bA)

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  18. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero or Rooney? That is the question

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    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Hernandez is the answer

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    2. Desange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      aguero?

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    3. Shatner's Bassoon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Rooney

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  19. Desange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Would love some advice on my team

    Current Mid
    Silva VDV Ramsey Cleverly 5.3 Moses 4.7

    One FT this week, 0.3 in bank
    1. Save FT or
    2. Clevers > eagles
    3. Moses > allen
    Or any alternatives
    rest of team attached

    many thanks

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    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      wait until afternoon to find out if cleverley will play or not. if he will then save the transfer, else 2

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      1. Desange
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        • 15 Years
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        cheers

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  20. Alonso14
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    Which of these should be my priority to get rid

    GIVEN, Kenny

    BOYATA, EVANS, kompany, simpson, brown

    DYER, vdv, silva, ramsey, mata

    SUAREZ, BEST, rvp

    Thanks, no freebies

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      You need a reliable keeper with a decent run of fixtures, I made the same mistake with Evans. Is Best injured? If so lose him, Evans and a keeper first imo Alonso.

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

    New post boyos.

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

    Team:

    Vorm
    Enrique - BAE - Wilko
    Brunt - Sess - VDV - Drenthe
    RVP - Rooney - Aguero

    Krull - Bosingwa - Dyer - DELETE

    Thinking of: Bos -> Jones or Bos -> Santos
    to play instead of enrique this week, what do you think?

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

      FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU New Post!

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  23. matiakez
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Is anyone sticking with Given?? i'd rather not switch a keeper but Given and Kenny over nothing but you'd imagine save points at Spurs.

    Its either take a hit to swap the keeper or dump Suarez?

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

    I can Dzeko > Aguero

    should I ?

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

      Aguero seems to be a real hot & cold player. 20pts one week and then nothing for a while. I've gone for Dzeko and spent the rest elsewhere.

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  25. Squerly4568
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    anyone heard anythong about agbonlahor? is he likely to start on monday?

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  26. reubster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    After carefully checking the international match reports and subsequent injury lists.. I've gone all out and done my wildcard.

    Out
    Adebayor, Mata, Faurlin, Tierney, Begovic

    In
    Dzeko, Eagles, Formica, Vermaelen, De Gea.

    Formica has impressed, Eagles is good value, Arsenal on a good run and Vermaelen looks set for an amazing run.. Dzeko far ahead of Adebayor and De Gea just because...

    Only one I'm unsure of is Mata.. can't decide whether he'll have a very good season or an incredible season... If VDV is sidelined might get him back..

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  27. Podolskistan
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Pilkington or Bale ??
    money no issue, i already have VDV

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    1. Desange
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      • 15 Years
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      Drenthe?

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  28. rahapool
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    given/ruddy
    ward taylor r, enrique/dunne,delaet
    walters,nani,vdv,milner/sinclair
    dzeko,suarez,rvp

    looking at 2 options (have 0.5 in bank)
    milner> eagles suarez >rooney.(4 point hit) (think rooney has point to prove after internationals)
    given> westwood dunne> jones (4 point hit) (dont c any clean sheets in original team)

    what ye think?

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  29. Romford Pele - Don't w…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    My team is:

    vorm/ given

    bosingwa evans komppany enrique brown

    mata ramsey dyer bannan moses

    rvp suarez aguero

    how does BANNAN to BALE and SUAREZ to DZEKO sound? won't cost me any points.. help!

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

      imo excellent, i just did song>bale and already have dzeko

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  30. J-R-L
    • 15 Years
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    four point hit ...

    Need to get rid of given for bergovic 0.1 short was thinking sturridge for holliet

    Worth the 4 points ?

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