[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
1 January 2012 1337 comments
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Welcome to a brand new year at Fantasy Football Scout. Hope you all have a happy one.

Now you’ve disposed of your empty cans and pizzas boxes into a black bag, you can settle into your lazyboy and spend the afternoon shouting at your TV screen. We have two games: West Brom entertain Everton and Sunderland welcome Man City to the Stadium of Light.

The teams are in for the opening game, with the main talking point, the omission of Royston Drenthe. It seems there’s not even a place for him on the bench, with Jack Rodwell returning to the Everton lineup.

WBA: Foster; Jones, McAuley, Dawson, Shorey; Thomas, Scharner, Morrison, Brunt; Long, Odemwingie.

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines, Heitinga, Neville, Rodwell, Osman, Cahill, Saha.

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  1. BoomXhakaLacca!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Any thoughts on Rodwell? 5.1 is a nice price. He scored a few goals before getting injured... But that's just it he seems injury prone. Drenthe seems the same. I'm just not that keen on Osman for some reason.

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    1. Ibracadabra
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Too defensive for my liking and Everton don't score enough goals to play him consistently throughout the season. As a 5th midfielder on the bench, there are better options. For the DGW only, not terrible, but I'd think Osman is a better option. Maybe pops up with his 1 goal per every 2-3 months during the DGW but chances are slim...

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  2. HappyAnkit
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Johnson,Gardener & Sessegnon have been very good during these 45 minutes.
    Dzeko, Toure & Bendtner(As always) Have been frustating.

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  3. beslowbowler
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Repost from earlier:

    Vorm (Hennessey)
    BAE Jones Naylor (Simpson Evans)
    Bale Silva Nani Mata (Moses)
    RVP Sturridge Ba
    1 FT + 0.6 in the bank

    Option 1: Bring in Ade for Ba, but I can’t afford it unless I downgrade my midfield and take a 4pt hit. And who do I bring in for Mata/Nani?

    Option 2: Mata > VDV even for the short term as CFC have good (ordinarily) fixtures.

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  4. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Silva for nasri

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  5. Arselona
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Bench two of Enrique Simpson McAuley and in which order

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    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Throw the names in a hat and do your thing...

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  6. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero to come and save my gameweek ................

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    1. The Holy One
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      +1

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  7. Screaming Midget
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    That Brown injury has ballsed things up as I have Drenthe too.

    Drenthe > Osman or Brown > Hibbert? Planned team was...

    Krul or Vorm
    BAE Jones Brown
    Bale(c) Drenthe Nani Valencia
    Adebayor(vc) RVP Sturridge

    Subs: Enrique Walters Simpson

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  8. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Is Helguson Fit For This Gw ??? Why Didn't He Play Against Arsenal ???

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  9. vwfiesta
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    I am looking to play Brown in gw 22 and 23. Regarding the seriousness of his injury, any ideas on the likelyhood of whether he would be back?

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  10. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    This GW is tricky, we're unlikely to get anymore team news before the deadline.......

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  11. My name is an echo
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Nani and Sturridge out for Ade and Osman/Donavan would be a four point hit. Does this make sense to anyone else? Already have BAE and Bale. Not keen on VDV

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    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, get Osman imo.

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    2. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      VDV will outscore Osman, Rodwell, Donavan and Hibbert combined...

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  12. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Agbonlahor or Helguson ? Or anyone else under the 8mill bracket ?

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  13. Screaming Midget
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Right.. just done Drenthe to Osman.

    Looks like I'll be playing Enrique.

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  14. IceMan DB
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Are BAE and VDV both fit?

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  15. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Silva comin on

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    1. Carl@streetkids.com.au
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Good. Rival has him c. Need him to do FA as he had a 5 pointer coming off the bench for him if he didn't play. Both on dead equal points.

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  16. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Nasri off Silva on. Should've stayed at the Arse

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    1. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      he started well, just not gettin games which he wouldve gotten at the arse but he wouldnt win anything would he ...

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  17. S9PKE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Silva

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  18. Carl@streetkids.com.au
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    New post btw.

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  19. gruffyboy
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Mancini's English is really quite good

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  20. Tangerine Army XI
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Right, please take Kompany off now, and then let Sessss let rip with a hat-trick

    Thanks.

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    1. Andrew
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      The only way Kompany will come off is a red card!

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  21. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Have both Westwood and Brown. How frustrating is this going to be if Sunderland hang on for the clean sheet??

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    1. My name is an echo
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      they will never hang on. never

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  22. Green-Pea
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    will vdv and aba play dgw?

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    1. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      ade yea vdv maybe or might play 60 min each game

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    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Bringing in VDV is a huge risk compared to say Bale or Ade. Im steering well clear.
      Looking at fixtures and the option of a WC this is the easiest DGW to decide on having 5 or 6 players Ive seen in a while. Ive got 5 - Baines, Osman, BAE, Bale and Ade and no hits to get them. We shall see......cue huge anti-climax....

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  23. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    at a disappointing Gameweek, looks like im out the cup to Rooney(c) Rvp (VC)

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  24. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Goals dry up for city past 2 games

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  25. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    SUNDERLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  26. cechmate
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Fantastic

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    1. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      what a weekend

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  27. Essan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    what a week(end) eh?

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  28. Essan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Well I'm out of the Cup, still top of my mini leagues, so it's all about moving up the main table now. Question is, who to transfer in for tomorrow?

    Already got Bale & Ade for the DGW and not confident Everton will do much. Wondering about bringing Ireland in?

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  29. nixsy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    After the worst week ever I'm tempted to take a 4 pointer and get Baines in for Wilkinson.

    That will give me 5 for dgw - Ade, Bale, Walker, Baines and Drenthe and then I'll sort it later with the wc

    Vorm

    Baines - Walker - Jones (Enrique, Mcauley)

    Silva - Nani - Bale(c) Drenthe (Allen)

    Ba - Studge - Ade(vc)

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  30. Infinite Sheldon
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know when the next scout cast will be?

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