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The ScoutCast – Episode 66 – Vorm

15 December 2011 1884 comments
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The impossible has happened. After five long years, Michel Vorm delivered my first penalty save of my Fantasy Football management career. There could be no question – this latest episode had to be dedicated to Swansea’s Dutch stopper.

Ironically, it follows last week’s outing that found me lamenting my cursed luck. Vorm answered my prayer (or moans – Mark) – the monkey is finally off my back, and I can hardly contain my joy during this week’s session.

Elsewhere, the regulars are scattered around discussing the dubious merits of Jonny Evans, talk a hamstrung Van der Vaart, the shifting goalposts of the Fantasy Island Risk and Mark’s quest to win his own Cup competition. The selfish bugger.

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  1. matiakez
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Should i give HBA one last cghance or chuck him out??

    Its a shame i'm 0.1 short of Drente, only other option is O'hara really.

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    1. Chinese_person
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Im giving him one more shot as don't want to take a hit. I'm sure he will feature in the christmas period anyway

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Id stick for this week.
      Drenthe has done nothing as of yet, and OHara can be great, but needs to be in a 4-51 and they seem to have gone 4-4-2 again

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    3. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      give em one mo run out.

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  2. Manani
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    will getting ade in GW20 be a bit late?
    my current forwards are sturridge, ba and rvp.

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    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      ba > ade before gw19 and youll be fine

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  3. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Snow in south west london now

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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Thats ok.. No prem teams there 😀

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        My bad, thought you wrote south east

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    2. Fergies fledgling
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Snowing heavily where I am (east anglia) but the ground is too heavy for it to stick...except on grass....any ground with undersoil heating should ahve no problem.

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    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Dont worry absolutely zero chance of any games off this weekend in the PL

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      1. Fabreghastly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        -27s degrees C, wow it is getting bad!

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

          Oh my jesus. -200 now, this is 'The Day After Tomorrow' all over again.

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

            Gonna have to put another jumper on for sure.

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        2. Fabreghastly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          bugger, -273 degrees C!
          Typo's kill a joke stone dead

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          1. SPorting
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            nice one Kelvin

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            1. Fabreghastly
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 4 months ago

              No need for the formality of surnames, Its ok to call me Lord 🙂

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            2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 4 months ago

              Ooo - 😆

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          2. Brian (Not the Messiah)
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            just stating facts, no need to get cocky.

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            1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 4 months ago

              ah sorry. bit slow. I get it now!

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  4. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    when i google Drenthe to look for any inside scoop, its 99% the same article about jagielka saying they need him back this weekend.
    Is there anything to take away from his comments? Does it help persuade Moyes in his selection at all?

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  5. China Mag
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Any news on Wilkinson or Turner injuries? One needs to turn into evans this weekend.

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

      Wilkinson should go, took another knock and is out of favour now as well. I also heard Turner is out of favour too. Caulker or Kelly(ful) look like cheap replacements, preferably the first though, or maybe Simpson if you don't have him.

      Actually scrap that, get Shotton 🙂

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  6. SeVeN21
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Ages since I've done a RMT. This team seems fairly stock-standard on here.

    Vorm
    Enrique // Jones // Taylor. R
    Nani (VC) // Silva // Bale // O'Hara
    RvP // Ade // Ba (C)

    Subs: Given, Barnett, Ramsey, Wilkinson

    Team value: 106.9m (1.5m in bank)

    Save transfer or do Wilkinson > Jagielka even though I wont play him?

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    1. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      save it

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Brilliant team this week.
      Save the transfer for sure, youll need it soon enough.
      In fact dont forget next deadline is Tuesday so there will be rotation galore

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

      Why put your team value up? Show off 🙁

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Indeed

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      2. SeVeN21
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry, team value really means nothing. Had a crap season, ranked 270k :(. Those weeks at the start without Rooney and Aguero really sucked.

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

          I never had Aguero, missing that wagon has hurt ever since!

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          1. Blind
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            I've never had Rooney or Aguero and I'm top 3k

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            1. SeVeN21
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 4 months ago

              Who are you captaining this week?

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    4. Arse Craic
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Transfer Given out. Cant understand you giving Ba the captain and playing Vorm...

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      1. SeVeN21
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Hedging bets I know. Good point about Given, thanks.

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      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        I'm doing that as I have no choice, my other keeper is Westwood and I'm not transferring a keeper out for a hit

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  7. shouldbeworking
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Should I swap Kompany for Jones and leave Suarez, RVP, Sturridge up top but leaving extra cash to tinker later
    OR
    keep Komp and swap Suarez for Rooney, leaving RVP, Rooney, Sturridge as strikers!?

    Is Suarez likely to get a ban??

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    1. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      suarez->ba?

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      1. shouldbeworking
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Suarez > Ba really? It would leave me a lot of extra £ to upgrade other areas but I think Rooney is a 'streak' scorer !

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        1. @FuzzyWarbles
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          form and fixtures are good for ba right now, he's getting suarez type value back for you for and at a couple million cheaper.

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          1. shouldbeworking
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            It'd really p##s my mate off too because he has Ba and I'm top! haha! cheers

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  8. Mr. J
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Which 2 should I play? Allen; Klasnic; Drenthe; RTaylor

    Thanks in advance!

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    1. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      taylor and drenthe

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  9. BKR
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    I am seriously thinking of selling RVP, (purchased with 11.9M) to have a stronger mid field. I have only few players with fav. fixtures. I need to take few risks, as my league leader is 100 pnts ahead.

    Vorm (Al-Habsi)
    Jones~Vermaelen~Walker (Wilkinson~De Laet)
    O'Hara~Sessegnon~Nani~VDV (Dyer)
    Ba~Ade~RVP

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      DONT DO IT!!!!!

      Yes, I meant to shout!

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

      RVP has had an amazing scoring record every single year he's been in Premier League. It's only injuries that have stopped him from scoring.

      DON'T GET RID, HE WILL KEEP GOING! You'll fall behind, very quickly without him.

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    3. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah get rid of RVP! He rarely scores anyway.

      I think midfield is where the points are at the moment

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      1. tevezthetroll
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        The form RVP is on will mean your opponent will make further ground on you. You need to keep theform players and find the differentials elsewhere in your squad.

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    4. Arse Craic
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      VDV must go before RVP.

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

    I know I work in Derbyshire, in the High Peak actually, so snow is expected here....but I'm looking out the window and honestly wondering whether all the games will be played this weekend....

    I was slating other people for even questioning it, but it does look pretty darn crazy out there!

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Buxton boy?

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

        Bit further north, I work in Whaley Bridge. You know the area?

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        1. SPorting
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          a little.

          i'm a Notts boy but i have a lot of family in Derbys. used to do a lot of MTB in the Peaks.

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    2. matiakez
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Come on its always snowing Buxton way!

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  11. Fergies fledgling
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    For anyone interested in the snow situation:

    http://uksnowmap.com/

    Takes #uksnow tags from twitter and produces a live map

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    1. stilicho
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I wish I'd seen this before confidently asserting "it is not snowing in the UK" half an hour ago.

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        A little snow will not postpone any games. The main problem last year was loads of ice around the stadia. There is ZERO chance this weekend outside of Scotland

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        1. stilicho
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          I agree.

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

          +1 😀

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        3. Fergies fledgling
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Completely agree.

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      2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        😀

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  12. piers
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    I've already taken a hit but know what transfers I want to make for next week. I'm not enjoying sitting on my hands: 🙁

    Oh yeah, Kompany or McAuley for this GW?

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  13. Orion
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    I can't decide... Ade or Nani to cap... Opinions?

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Home player

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

        +1 Adebayor has had an unreal amount of shots on target the past 4 weeks. He's going to score big this weekend!

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      2. theotherguy
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        +1

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  14. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    thats it, I want drenthe, i could get evans in for brown which seems a no-brainer. But with all the snow talk ramping up again, methinks its time to start being a little more frugal with my moves.

    NO TRANSFERS THIS WEEK

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    1. piers
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'm obviously losing the plot here completely. What is this obsession with Drenthe? He's shown a few flashes of brilliance, played one good (16pt) match and then got injured. Nevertheless so many folk are obsessing over him. He's 5.9, by no means nailed-on, unproven, injured and playing on an unreliable team. What am I missing?

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      1. @FuzzyWarbles
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        he got game

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        1. Pinatta
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          and swag

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        2. Bendy Busdriver
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          not alot though

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          1. piers
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            lol

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      2. @FuzzyWarbles
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        in all seriousness, its not a logical transfer atm, unless there were some magical confirmation that he'd start. I rate his potential when fit higher than anyone else in his price or cheaper. So if he does what I believe he can, the fixtures would make me want to take a shot. Alas, I will refrain, for at least the next 25 hours 26 minutes and 18 seconds.

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  15. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Bye guys, bvack later for the Press conferences.....work to do!

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  16. smuggs
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Vdv or ba as captain

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      VDV could be genius or careless.

      Ba is safer.

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  17. Craig
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Vorm Given
    Lescott Enrique Caulker Jones Brown
    VDV Ramsey Silva Sinclair Moses
    Yak RVP Ade

    8pt hit -
    Given, Lescott, Ramsey to Hennesey, Evans, Walkers?

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    1. Craig
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      *Walters

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  18. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Mata or Adebayor?

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    1. Bendy Busdriver
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Mata maybe,
      should i play Supervorm or transfer in krul for ruddy?

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        If you got no other pressing issues then sure.

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    2. piers
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      both if possible, Ade (c) if that's the q.

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        That was the question but I just wanted to get straight to the point 🙂

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    3. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      i think Mata will do a job but i'm going to say Ade.

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        I have captained Adebayor twice and he scored 2 points both times, Mata scored me 34 when I captained him, 3rd time lucky for Ade or Mata to repay the faith again? Argh 👿 ha

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  19. Dallas for Life
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Guys!

    Ned some serious advice her!

    Krul
    Enrique / Simpson / Taylor
    Sinclair / Silva / Bale / O’Hara
    RvP / Rooney C ( ?) / Aguero

    Subs: Vorm, Barnett, Orr, Tiote

    (1.8m in bank) 2 free transfers

    1* Aguero - Ba and captain him
    2* Orr - Evans J

    Or

    WHAT? TKS in advance!

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    1. Leeds-Utd
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      1 sounds good to me...but u wud hate if Aguero starts scoring again..??

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    2. O Fenomeno
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Aguero is a great captain choice this week why sell him?

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  20. Zola
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Taking account of Everton's fixtures, especially the next two homes and the DGW, does anyone think Jones - Baines is a good transfer? Would be reluctant to lose a United defender but could always bring in Evans for Brown after the next two away fixtures.

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  21. Leeds-Utd
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Capt choice this week
    Bale-Rvp-Yakubu-Rooney-Silva
    which 1?

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    1. mackay007
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I would go Rooney although WBA have been so inconsistent Yakubu could be a massive differential. RVP and Silva will get points just I don't think as many and Bale will have a tough game against the newly inspired SUN.

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    2. Pinatta
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Rooneh

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  22. 8-2
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Krul (Vorm)

    Enrique Evans Kompany (Warnock, Simpson)

    Mata Nani Bale Silva (Dyer)

    RVP Ba Adebayor

    Who would you captain? Torn between Ba and Mata.

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    1. piers
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Ba

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  23. mackay007
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Morning Everyone,

    I’m really unsure about this week which way to go. I think its time to get rid of Rodwell but I’m unsure who for tbh!

    I have 1.7 in the bank so would have 7.0 to spend on a replacement and thinking either Larsson or Walters or does anyone think there are bigger issues in my team?

    Krul (Hennessey)

    Simpson Jones Jose Enrique (Shorey, Wilkinson)
    Silva Nani Bale ?? (Moses)
    Sturridge, Adebayor RVP

    Captain choice is difficult, thinking RVP at City or possibly Nani or Sturridge I think the resurgent Sun will make a big haul more difficult for Tot boys.

    Any help would be great!

    Thanks

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  24. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    So Drenthe has dropped. THat gives me the chance to do Dyer to Drenthe and VDV to Bale. Seems stupid, could be genius....will probably massively fail.

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    1. piers
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I refer you to my above rant.

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

      Everyone getting rid makes me want ot buy him (Drenthe). If I knew he was going to start he's be in for sure.

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      1. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        i have him. i'm keeping him. i'm starting him.

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        1. @FuzzyWarbles
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          which is translated from Latin.....Veni. Vidi. Vici.

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          1. SPorting
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            more like Veni. Vidi. Delinqui.

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        2. O Fenomeno
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Why were you posting under a different name earlier?

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          1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            JOA v2

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            1. SPorting
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 4 months ago

              not really. i only have one account.

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    3. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      i support you.
      takes a lot of strengthe to take a punt on drenthe.
      but a punt on bale can't possibly fail.

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  25. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Ah Donovan is going ot join everton again. could be interesting -he wast a bad fpl prospect

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  26. O Fenomeno
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Fratboy, what are the odds on you chickening out on captaining Baines?? 😀

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Same odds as they were for him to make more than one transfer earlier in the week, despite strongly supporting the idea of him not doing one 😀

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      1. O Fenomeno
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        He is playing mind games with you Jack. 🙂

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      2. Brian (Not the Messiah)
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        you could really do with another 48 points right now! 😉

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

        Fair point. 👿

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

      Hahaha pretty high O Fenomeno, pretty high 😀

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  27. Craig
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    8pt hit –
    Given > Hennesey
    Lescott > Evans
    Ramsey > Walkers?

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    1. theotherguy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Not worth it at all, I'm assuming you have Vorm? Just go Given > Hennesey and hold tight.

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  28. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Yaya Toure failed to impress Wenger as a youngster apparently.

    Love stories like that...what could have been.

    Remember reading once that Fergie wasn't impressed by Thierry Henry at a younger age because he was "all pace"

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    1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      THATS why Wenger likes Walcott! 😉

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    2. SackWenger
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      To be fair to Wenger, he looked all pace when we bought him and looked awful for the first three months, but the rest is history. At that time Wenger called everything correct and I will never knock his management between 1996-2004.

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  29. Lincos
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    what you guys reckon i should do

    Vorm (Ruddy)

    Jones,Jagielka,Kompany
    Silva,VDV,Bale,Larsson
    RVP,Ba,Sturridge

    subs - simpson,brown,allen
    0.5 + 1 trade

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    1. theotherguy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Ruddy > Hennesy.

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  30. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    BREAKING NEWS

    Berbatov is fit.

    And you thought picking a captain this week was difficult enough. Phew. Now Im truly stumped.

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    1. SackWenger
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Because you want to buy him? or because it could impact on Rooney?

      Have to say this is probably one of the most difficult weeks to choose a captain through many options and there's no restbite as next midweek looks just as difficult for all the wrong reasons.

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