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23 December 2011 2934 comments
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Driving home for Christmas, we present you with the festive ScoutCast. Obviously only for those without passengers – we wouldn’t want to inflict this on unsuspecting souls.

A stocking brimming with the usual merriment, the episode comes with the annual added bonus of hearing myself and Mark exchanging “ironic” gifts as an act of “goodwill” one more.

Along the way we deliberate the Robin Van Persie helpline, the revolving doors being worked by Gareth Bale and Rafael Van der Vaart and the perils of double gameweek investment.

Merry Christmas from the ScoutCast!

Come pull your Christmas cracker here.

Alternatively, stream away on the handy player below…

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Mark
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 19 Years
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    Take two...

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
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      Is this "first"? 🙂

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    2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Mark has made his mark ... firstly!!! 😉

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    3. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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      Merry Christmas again Mark and Granville

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  2. DRIZ ✅
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    FIRSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT 😀

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    1. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
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      Gutted...

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
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      Oh dear.

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      1. DRIZ ✅
        • 14 Years
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        #epicfail

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        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
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          MONSTER/MUNSTER FAIL ... 😆

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  3. gravless
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    I never listen to them 🙂

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
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      Liar

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      1. gravless
        • 14 Years
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        🙁

        I don't - honest

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    2. AP
      • 17 Years
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      Why do you feel the need to share that info?

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      1. gravless
        • 14 Years
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        Sorry oh holy one - just saying.

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  4. Lionel Hutz
    • 16 Years
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    Please rate my team! http://i.imgur.com/qWrMU.png

    0.4M in bank, 1 free transfer I can make

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    1. Magerost
      14 years, 8 months ago

      RVP missing, error error

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      1. Lionel Hutz
        • 16 Years
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        I haven't ever had him and I'm in the top 30,000

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        1. Mr Smith
          • 16 Years
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          Which roughly translates too 'i'm in the top 30k but could have been in the top 1k'....

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          1. Lionel Hutz
            • 16 Years
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            Yeah I know

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        2. Lionel Hutz
          • 16 Years
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          By the time I was convinced he wasn't going to do his standard "promising spell followed by long term injury" act, his price had shot out of my reach.

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        3. Lanley Staurel
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          • 15 Years
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          No RVP - therefore poor rating. If you had him you would be in the top 10k.

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          1. Acer
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
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            Not having RVP early basically screwed the season. Just one of those things - it is a lottery.

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            1. Lionel Hutz
              • 16 Years
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              It ain't over till it's over. Plenty of time for plenty more screw ups!

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        4. 8-2
          • 15 Years
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          I have had him and I'm in the top 2000. 🙂

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      2. Bubbles
        • 17 Years
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        Not necessarily.

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    2. Lionel Hutz
      • 16 Years
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      Any thoughts on the team? I feel the defence could be improved.

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    3. Magerost
      14 years, 8 months ago

      But seriously, the team looks pretty good. Save the transfer

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  5. FPL Daniel
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    WOW this podcast is so desirable around here. Great, something to listen Friday night, before making a transfer and going out

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    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
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      • 16 Years
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      Going out? What is this, Daniel - some cultural festivity? 😉

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 15 Years
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        I heard Eve is out this evening. Eve's Eve!

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        1. FPL Daniel
          • 17 Years
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          Well Friday night, no work tomorrow, making transfer, everything is right. But no cultural festivity sorry 🙂

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          1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
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            I never go out ... boo-hoo ... 😉

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        2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
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          On the isle's of Lesbos??? 😉

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 15 Years
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            That would be Wight

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            1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
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              I'll have to Mull over that ... 🙂

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              1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
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                ... and do some blue-Skye thinking! 😉

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                1. Shipstontrev
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                  They're all Dogs though 😉

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                  1. SPorting
                    • 14 Years
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                    oh Man.

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                  2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
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                    😯 Mauritius??? 😉

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                  3. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
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                    Rockall ...

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  6. That's Groß
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    Ba > Sturridge for free.

    Been thinking about it all day, what do you guys and girls think?

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 14 Years
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      i done that earlier.

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  7. Guybrush Threepwood
    • 16 Years
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    Anyone know if Wilkinson is in line to play this week? Alternative is playing Jagielka away at Sunderland..

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I have him, no news till now, but looks not likely

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    2. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Is Shotton's spot safe when Wilko returns?

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  8. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
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    Scoutpicks?

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    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
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      oh maybe sunday

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  9. Corrigan
    • 15 Years
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    I was just listening to Mark being on the same wave length regarding Kompany and it all goes Pete Tong.

    *for the record, I think K to Huth is an inspired transfer

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    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Apples and pears ... the true fruits of Christmas. 😉

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    2. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
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      If Jones wasn't fit I would probably go for Huth, was posting here before the news

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  10. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
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    Thanks very much Scouts, a Merry Christmas to you all. And to all the posters, lurkers and assorted misfits too.

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    1. udit
      • 15 Years
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      A Jolly Ho-Oh to you too sir........ the pokemon if you like them 😉

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  11. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
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    Oh!!! Here it is again!!! 😀

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  12. arifv
    • 15 Years
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    ruddy/vrom

    shotton hibbert ntayllor simpson evans

    silva bale valencia drente ferguson

    aguero rooney rvp

    I have 1.2 million in the bank

    I want to doubl up on gallas and assou ekto from spurs?

    what to do to improve my squad?

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  13. andy85wsm
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    • 16 Years
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    Bit of pre-bed listening then. Hope it's a good 'un

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  14. AP
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    Question is, does my glorious victory over Granville in the world cup get a mention?

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    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
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      😀 Probably not ... 😉

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      1. AP
        • 17 Years
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        The power of censorship. The people deserve to know the truth!

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        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
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          Mehhh! Not really - they never bloody well know what to do with it, the plonkers! 😕

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    2. andy85wsm
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      Hopefully it's more focussed on your embarrassing exit.

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      1. AP
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        C'mon JU. C'mon JU. C'mon JU.

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        1. andy85wsm
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          We have VERY similar teams. Could be close. Or I could get destroyed.

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  15. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
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    What are ur guys FFS Classic League rankings i'm ranked 1,482.

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    1. Declan-
      • 14 Years
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      6291 but since i found this site a couple of weeks ago i've been improving

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    2. Mr Smith
      • 16 Years
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      1,092 which means close but no cigar

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    3. Shipstontrev
      • 17 Years
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      1,474

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    4. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
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      184

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    5. reply fail
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      418, but it is a tough league to go up!

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  16. DazzaMadden94
    • 15 Years
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    Hoping for a good festive run over the holidays with my team.
    Vorm
    Enrique Jones Williams
    Osman Bale Sess Nani
    RVP Rooney Ba
    Richards on the bench
    Don't know who to captain tho. Nani?Rooney?RVP?

    Tis a pickle
    Happy Holidays everyone also

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    1. THE Wild Rover
      • 16 Years
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      And to you...... RVP

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      1. DazzaMadden94
        • 15 Years
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        RVP's wish list:Date 20/12/10
        Dear Santa,
        Make me unreal for the next year.
        Cheers

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  17. Declan-
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    who should i play out of this lot?

    Etherington
    Brown
    Naylor
    Allen

    1 place available

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    1. Shipstontrev
      • 17 Years
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      Etherington - Villa are poor atm.

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      1. Declan-
        • 14 Years
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        thanks for that all i needed was one for etherington

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        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
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          Here's another ... 🙂

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  18. Bubbles
    • 17 Years
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    Apologies if it's been said a million and one times already, but what's the deal with N. Taylor? Gonna be fit, yay or nay?

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    1. Shipstontrev
      • 17 Years
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      the bloke who wrote this needs a spell checker.

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      1. THE Wild Rover
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        He's a whistle blower, not an English teacher...... 🙂

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    2. Lionel Hutz
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Would make a good movie, that's for sure

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  19. PFOR
    • 16 Years
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    Couldn't have timed my last one worse.

    What percentage is Adebayor at to rise? I can't scroll past first page of rises on my phone. Need him to rise to afford transfers, unless I settle for Gallas ahead of BAE 😕

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    1. DazzaMadden94
      • 15 Years
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      who is BAE?

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      1. THE Wild Rover
        • 16 Years
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        Bad ass Eagles...

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      2. Lionel Hutz
        • 16 Years
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        Benoit Assou-Ekotto

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        1. DazzaMadden94
          • 15 Years
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          cheers

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    2. Declan-
      • 14 Years
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      adebayor is at 1%(only 686 transfers in today) but what's wrong with gallas over BAE. Both should play and not much chance of attacking returns from either

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      1. PFOR
        • 16 Years
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        Thanks.

        I just don't think Gallas is nailed on with King and Kaboul there. Although he has started the last four.

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        1. Scroobius Mac
          • 15 Years
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          King and Dawson is first choice and then Gallas and Kaboul after that roughly equally. Don't know if I'd risk Gallas even with Dawson out.

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            1. applebonkers
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              • 16 Years
              14 years, 8 months ago

              as a gallas owner i'm not liking this:
              "Ledley King sustained a hamstring injury during the 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Thursday night and Younes Kaboul picked up an identical complaint while warming up, leaving manager Harry Redknapp short of centre-backs."
              seeing kaboul benched whilst gallas played last night is what prompted me to do the move

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      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 15 Years
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        lol there is plenty attacking returns to be had from BAE, have ou not seen his potential last three games whipping in those very managable assists?

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  20. andy85wsm
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    • 16 Years
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    Nice - only just noticed that Ba rose again last night. Nice little 0.1m extra before I get rid.

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  21. Long Live King Eric
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    3 options which I'm considering here but currently stuck in a quandry:
    1) Kompany > BAE, Yakubu > Sturridge (4 point hit)
    2) Kompany > Walker, Yakubu > Sturridge (4 point hit)
    3) Do nothing and save a free transfer.

    Thoughts?

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    1. Declan-
      • 14 Years
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      Kompany ➡ Huth

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  22. alang
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    Ok fellas afte much thot i have dwindled my choices down:

    Vorm - (Ruddy)

    Jones - Kompany - Enrique - Simpson - Naylor

    Silva - Drenthe - VdV - Moses - Sinclair

    RVP - Rooney - Sturridge

    2 Free Trannies and first one is Vdv > Nani. (0.1 short on getting him)
    Number 2 thinking:
    A) Naylor > Caulker
    B) Kompany - BAE
    C) Jones > Evans

    Advice/help greatly appreciated. Thanks

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    1. Long Live King Eric
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Kompany > BAE. I would do it if I had two free tranfers (see above)

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    2. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I think you should do kompany ➡ huth a la mark. Thought that transfer was a great idea

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  23. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    would you play

    1 enrique evans jones

    or

    2 enrique jones koscielny

    2 spreads the risk but wolves usually score i know im probably answering my own question but like to hear thoughts

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

      what's the point in having 2 Utd defenders if you're asking this when they play Wigan?

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      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
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        +42. 😕

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      2. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
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        i dont have 2 utd defs yet looking at bringing in evans for koscielny maybe to fund bringing in nani for vdv?..ok

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        1. gravless
          • 14 Years
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          how were we to know that

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          1. Optimus.
            • 15 Years
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            through the medium of dance

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    2. Bubbles
      • 17 Years
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      Who else you got to bench? I'd play all four of those defenders (Enrique, Evans, Jones & Kos).

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      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        have jones enrique koscielny raylor naylor

        looking at losing koscielny to evans or raylor to shotton to fund vdv to nani with my 2 frees

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  24. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Ok guys will this team get me up from 80k to around 50k after the festive fixtures.

    Vorm
    P.Jones | N.Taylor | Simpson
    Nani(C) | Silva | Mata | Drenthe
    RVP(VC) | Rooney | Morison

    Subs: Ruddy | Walker | Gomez | Wilkinson
    Bank:£0.0m FT:0

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    1. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I can't see the attraction of mata tbh. Im a chelsea fan and i don't think hes worth it. Sturridge is the way to go for chelsea cover

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
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        Looking at Mata ➡ Bale for DGW but the Eve-Tot game could end up a 0-0.

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        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 15 Years
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          everton and tottenham will defo not end up 0-0 man, it'll be a goal fest.

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          1. Acer
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            • 16 Years
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            Everton pretty decent defence, may not be many goals.

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          2. Fitzy.
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            Spurs defence at home pretty good too. Since City belted them in their first home game of the season they have only let in 3 goals, and no more than one in any match.

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      2. Acer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Mata will score well over the season. He pops up all over the pitch and is your most creative player.

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    2. gravless
      • 14 Years
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      Deffo

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    3. Long Live King Eric
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      You're going to get a lot of people questioning your captain's choice, but stick with it. RVP won't even start the game and and saving Arsenal when they're struggling. Nani cor captain all the way!

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      1. Compulsive Transfer Policy
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Is there any slight chance Nani gets rested too...Ferguson decides to play Park?

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        1. Acer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Defo, all these people are buying Nani and he may not even play.

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          1. PFOR
            • 16 Years
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            This is so wrong.

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            1. Compulsive Transfer Policy
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 8 months ago

              Yeah it is but my guess is that Man U need to score a lot of goals because Man City have a sh*t load. Nani gives him that extra punch for a scoring spree in the next 2 games...

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        2. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Very slim Fergie won't rest him on this form.

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          1. Baines on Toast...
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
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            rest less likely for the manchester teams in general atm due to CL exit IMO

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          2. Acer
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
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            You clearly haven't watched Fergie's team choices much in recent years!

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    4. PFOR
      • 16 Years
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      Absolutely.

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    5. Compulsive Transfer Policy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Nice team! It will make you proud if all your starters play. I am scared one of my big guns get rested. I actually have RVP (C) and Nani (VC) but anything can happen and both get rested. Thinking on going Vermaelen (VC) just to be safe.

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      1. Acer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
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        Sensible.

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  25. ClaireT
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Evening everyone! 🙂 Would appreciate if someone could RMT?

    Vorm, Krul
    Jones, Ward, Enrique, Simpson, Brown
    Nani, Gower, Silva, Walters, Drenthe
    Ba, RVP, Adebayor

    I have 0.4 in the bank and 2 free transfers, so want to use them wisely. 🙂 Thank you in advance!

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    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Look at using cash from jones go do something with gower imo. Alternativity plan for ba to helguson and use those dollars

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  26. Mr Smith
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone playing daily mail/ sun dreamteam/ metro and have any league codes they can share?

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  27. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    pick one to bench from Raylor, Brown or BAE

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  28. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Who to score more this week?

    A) Vermaelen & Sturridge
    B) Baines & Ba

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

      a

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      for me B

      *disclaimer I accept no responsibility or liability for points lost in the event that I'm wrong

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    3. Dave Bauer
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I hope A, as that's 2 of the 3 changes I just made.

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    4. Bubbles
      • 17 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I'm getting rid of both B players this week. Make of that what you will.

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  29. TorresMagic™
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    • 17 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Thanks for the podcast, something to listen to on my Saturday morning. 🙂

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