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11 January 2012 340 comments
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A few weeks back we put out the idea of recruiting some new blood for the writing team here on Fantasy Football Scout. I’m pleased to say that we’ve had a superb response and, to be honest, we’re still working through the many applicants we’ve had.

Indeed, with the applications for writers still pouring in, it seems likely that we’ll recruit at least another name. We’re very keen to build up Sir Paulos’ team of writers this month, as I’m highly likely to be taking a backseat in a few weeks. I revealed in today’s podcast (for publish tomorrow) that my first child is on the way at the end of January. From what I hear, that could prove to be a bit of a time thief. The scallywag.

Luckily, very early on in the recruitment process, we received a couple of stand-out applicants who we were very keen to bring on board. Both Jonty and Stilicho will be known to many amongst the community, having been active members for quite a while on the comment boards. They join Sir Paulos’ editorial team this week and their very first articles are due for publish in the next couple of days.

I’m delighted to have two such renowned community members joining the team, so please extend a warm welcome to both Jonty and Stilicho!

In addition, we’ve brought in a regular guest writer – Chris Glover from the PL Fantasy blog – a body of work I’ve admired for a long time. Chris will be contributing fortnightly articles for both members and non-members alike, starting with his debut article this evening. Again, welcome aboard Chris!

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

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  1. Fratboy
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Looking forward to their first articles! Or have I missed one?

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    1. Fratboy
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Stilicho and Jonty 😀 That's awesome!!!

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    2. Arsenals Number 10
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      sounds great

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  2. Somalion
    • 16 Years
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    Congrats to Jonty and Stilicho 🙂

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

      +42!!! 😀

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    2. Demí
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      +1

      Well done chaps

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    3. Djerbil
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      Congratzzz ..:D

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    4. King Nil Miss ✩
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      +1

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    5. sy
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      +1 well done to the both of them

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    6. sminkypinky
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats to both 😀

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    7. Silenzi's Dream Team
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      hear! hear!

      Cheer to both!

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    8. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
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      congrats to both.... 😀

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    9. Royal5
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      +1! And to Mark 🙂

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  3. The Light Knight
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    very well done to the pair of you

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    1. The Light Knight
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      also good luck to mark

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      1. King Nil Miss ✩
        • 14 Years
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        +1 "the scallywag" 🙂

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  4. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Well done, Jonty & Stilicho!

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    1. Attila the Bum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
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      +1
      Well done fella's - two great selections there.

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      1. Attila the Bum
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
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        *Three 😳 my apologies Chris - welcome to nerdvana

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Jonty and Stilicho? That's fantastic! I always look for their posts and responses. Great signings, Mark 🙂

      Congratulations to Chris also, and pending congrats to Mark and his family. Enjoy those sleepless nights (more time for unthought through transfers...!).

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  5. Doctor X
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    Well done you two. 🙂

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  6. Fratboy
    • 15 Years
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    Just look at how this site is progressing, it's beautiful 😥

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      lol, man up, FB! 😉

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  7. Josh
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Going for a curry tonight with the lads, really wanted to watch the game tonight.

    However, more stuff tends to happen if your not watching so come on Walker, Baines, Drenthe, Bale and Adebayor!

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

    Congrats to Jonty & Stilicho & Chris!

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  9. stevev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    All the best Mark for the imminent arrival! Yep... you'll def have a bit less time for football!

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    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Here's hoping he misses a few transfer deadlines. 😉

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      1. stevev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
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        haha I certainly forgot a couple when my first arrived a few years back! 🙂

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

          I, on the other hand have missed a few scallywag naps that were suppose to take place , because of FFS 😀

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  10. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    anyone can write down what Mancini said about Silva in this interview?
    http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Video/Interviews/City-v-Liverpool-CC-SF-Mancini-preview-two

    my English is not enough good to understand, especially with his Italian accent

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      *good enough

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    2. Fratboy
      • 15 Years
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      "Silva will not be in my fantasy football team so I suggest you change him to Nasri."

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      1. The Light Knight
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        ah nasri i captained him when he got 3 assists in 1 game but then he betrayed me

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      2. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
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        thank you.
        anyone else kind to help?

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        1. Bøwstring The Carp
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          He says its an ankle injury, so hopefully he'll be okay for the weekend. Fingers crossed!

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  11. THE BAD
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    Welcome Chris, and congratilations Jonty & Stilicho!!! I hope you help us improve our ranks, ehehe!! looking forward to your first contributions!

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    1. THE BAD
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      And congratilations to you Mark for your child!

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      1. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
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        +1 !

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  12. adziom
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Latest WC team draft:

    Krul, Vorm
    Santon, Baines, Agger, Senderos, Warnock
    Silva, Bale, Dempsey, Barfa, Moses
    RVP, Aguero, Helguson

    0.1 in the bank.
    If Silva is injured, then I will have Gerrard instead. After two GWs I plan to dump Baines and Agger, in favour of Kompany and Vermaelen.

    Any suggestions?

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  13. The Bandit
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    If Silva is ruled out of Wigan game would you take a hit to replace him as bench is Drenthe, Shotton, Boyata or play wc? I was planning wc for gw 24. 😕

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Actually this is a daft question because if it's only the Wigan game I will keep him...

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

      same here, but if he misses next game.. I will probably have to get rid of him over Nani which was my original plan..

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    3. adziom
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Nah because Drenthe could score well at Villa anyway

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    4. blind faith
      • 14 Years
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      all depends whos on your bench to come on for him. if it's someone like gomez then i would prob consider it. how much to buy him back when you regret it??

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      1. blind faith
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        sorry just re-read your post and ignore me. keep him, drenthe is a good enough replacement!

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  14. Djerbil
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    RMT 😀
    DONUT/Cech

    Bramble/ Luiz /Caldwell /Traore/ De Laet

    Downing/ Barton /Cattermole/ Taarabat / De Jong

    Carroll/ Torres/ Berbatov

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    1. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      get cattermole out. his performances have improved since MON came in

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

        Cattermole-> Arshavin ??

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        1. The Light Knight
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          i would say cahill since arshavin almost looked like he was trying at one stage against leeds

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

            yeah Cahill then.. I am worried about the Donut/Cech rotation..

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

      good luck,you will need it! 🙂

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

        you know what that Forward line last year was a part of my team during Gameweek 7,8 roughish..

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

          mine also come to think of it, def berba and carroll, not sure if i had the spanish girl at that time though

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  15. Goose
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Nice one guys, glad to see its 2 people who contribute a lot to the site and are veterans on the FFS boards.

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    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Top notch applications.

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

      Can't wait for their articles, gonna be nice to see what their thoughts are at real length.

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

        Can't wait for that Danny Murphy article 😉

        Congrats also to Mark!

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        1. The Light Knight
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          lol did he really do that? everyone should just post klaxon in the comments

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

          ***KLAXON***

          😀

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  16. J0E
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    cheers everyone. The initiation ceremony (being placed in a pentangle of candles while the scouts gathered around in hoods waving opta stats at me) was a bit tough. But delighted to get through in one piece. Congrats to Stilicho, Chris and Mark too.

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    1. Fratboy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      +1

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

      waiting for your 1st Article...

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    3. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      when can we expect your first article?

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      1. J0E
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        should be published this week, all written and raring to go.

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        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
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          So long as it doesn't involve a dog going AWOL (or should that be a Drog going ACON?), then I think we'll all welcome it. 😉

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        2. Mark
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 19 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          First watchlist going up in an hour...

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

        Mark Hughes 😀

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    4. @ImpressiveTackl
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      😆

      Congrats man.

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    5. Silenzi's Dream Team
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      well done matey

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    6. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats, looking forward to reading some juicy prose!

      Onwards and upwards FFS!

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    7. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats!

      Imagining people waving opta stats now.. 😛

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      1. J0E
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        ...they've made me put Moses in my wildcard team as well. I drew the line at Lolorov though. 😉

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  17. FPL Daniel
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Great choice. Great add in. Congratulation on all!!! Looking forward for your articles

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  18. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Congratulations all round. Glad to hear about Chris, his site is excellent..

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  19. In Tommy We Trust
    • 15 Years
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    Find it funny were all congratulating Jonty and Stilicho before congratulating Mark.

    Congrats Mark on the soon arrival.

    He has to call it Moses

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    1. In Tommy We Trust
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      and now congrats Jonty and Stilicho

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  20. @ImpressiveTackl
    • 15 Years
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    You mean Abhishek didn't get it? 😡

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

      Jack will be furious..

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    2. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      i wanted cfctom

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    3. In Tommy We Trust
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I wanted Alsono14 for his team news info

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  21. Hiphopopotamus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Congrats to Mark. Congrats to Jonty & Stilicho.

    All the best boys.

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  22. stilicho
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Cheers everyone and congrats to Mark, Jonty and Chris!

    My Danny Murphy biography is currently being serialised in Mark's recycle bin, but I should have a watchlist article for someone else up in the next day or two.

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      A celebratory ***KLAXON*** for our new guru!

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    2. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats! Waiting for some humour around your articles! You know you want to... 😉

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      1. Fratboy
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        +lots and lots

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    3. Fratboy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Well done man! Again congrats on keeping quiet! 🙂

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    4. David
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      its nice to have a writer who frequents the boards, be good to discuss different points/opinions of your articles on a more personal level. Well done, lokking forward to your work

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    5. Silenzi's Dream Team
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats mate!

      Yes also congrats Mark!

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      just sold him , poor me, if buy him back will lose some money

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  24. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
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    Repost for someone kind to help me

    anyone can write down what Mancini said about Silva in this interview?
    http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Video/In.....review-two

    my English is not good enough to understand that, especially with his Italian accent

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
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      Its not even a new page!

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
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        that's not important though. why so serious

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        1. King Nil Miss ✩
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Google annoying meaning in vietnamese!

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          1. OPTA FPL
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Ok ok because i have to leave out now so have to ask quickly.
            no problem with kind man like you. i'm sorry

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  25. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Can't believe I missed the paragraph about Mark. Congrats Mark! I hope it all goes perfectly, you've done an amazing job. You have plenty of experience in minding the hundreds of children you have on here every day so what's one more? 🙂

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    1. Fratboy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      😆

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  26. Johnny Unitas
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Nice one Jonty and Stilicho, two good posters, look forward to your articles.

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  27. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    2 of my favourite posters 🙂
    huge congrats with the child, and fingers crossed that all goes smoothly.

    i found this the other day http://www.gamereactor.se/grtv/?id=1590
    still campaigning for scout vodcasts in the future 😉 , you're very comfortable in front of the camera.

    was randomly thinking of the scoutcats yesterday, during the granny's miffed section you should weigh up each one and if you think it's genuine let him have it room 101 style, or if you think he's not been unlucky and is verging on whining it should be labelled 'an urban miff'

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      😆 love the Miffed suggestions.

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    2. stilicho
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Arf!

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

    Many Congrats to Jonty & Stilicho

    Can't wait for the first article!!!

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  29. Back to Back Ballacks
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Do the BeeB show latest scores of Prem games during live showing of Carling cup games?
    Want to watch Footie First later on sky w/o knowing score of Spurs game.
    Does anybody else find it UNBELIEVABLY annoying when Sky show latest scores of midweek prem games during a live televised game when MOTD or Footie First is to follow later?, or is it just me 🙂

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  30. Retro
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    The day your kids are born are the best days of your life 🙂

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    1. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 14 Years
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      :clap:

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    2. Breadbin
      • 15 Years
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      Couldn't agree more 🙂

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    3. Back to Back Ballacks
      • 15 Years
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      What about the days that follow that? 🙂

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    4. Breadbin
      • 15 Years
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      They're good when you get a chance to sleep. As father to an 11 day old boy, it's bloody tough. You forget what you did with your free time before this.

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      1. Retro
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        That's great. I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old. You have absolutely no free time at all, period. But it's wonderful.

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