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1 March 2012 423 comments
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Scruffy, sleepy and slightly milky, Mark returned to the podcast studio following the delivery of his bundle of joy. Still the “Daddy” in our mini-league, there’s still every chance that the sleep deprivation will get the better of him and he’ll give the armband to Victor Moses. I live in hope.

This week’s episode offers an early assessment of the double Gameweek wares, discusses the demise of the template squads, examines the latest transfer trends in “All Aboard” and, of course, offers our take on the weekend ahead.

The usual moans, goading and gloating are included, all pureed down and palatable.

Suckle on its teet of goodness via this link, or cut to the chase with the handy player below.

EDIT: UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS A TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH TONIGHT’S EPISODE CUTTING OUT AT AROUND 23 MINUTES. PART 2 WILL BE POSTED UP TOMORROW. GREMLINS. SORRY.

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  1. Demí
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    Yessss

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      Whoop Whoop

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  2. SC not pearls before swine
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    Suckle on the teet of goodness? Lol

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  3. A.
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    Scout cast! Yes!

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  4. PL Ball
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    Long time no see!

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  5. Mílanista
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    Great to see this back.

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  6. McDog
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    Hurrah!

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  7. FORCA INTER
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    is worth doing bale-nani?

    in that scenario i will go in DGW with only Suarez as coverage 🙁

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    1. Jukesy
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      I think I'm doing the same transfer. I'll be going in with either Johnson/Skrtel, or Johnson/Skrtel & Suarez. Hmmmmm

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  8. Granville
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    The Milky Marks are on me.

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    1. King Eric, in America
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      😯

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  9. Gigging Order
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    Good to see my second favourite podcast back (after the genius Guardian Football Weekly)

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    1. Gigging Order
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      Sorry Mark and Granville...

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    2. Granville
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      James Richardson has been a fav of mine since Football Italia

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        +1

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  10. Declan-
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    WOOOOOOOOOOOHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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  11. COMH
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    Enrique or Skrtel?

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    1. Drip Doctor
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      Im going Enrique and GJ i think.

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  12. SwindonSteve
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    Love the scoutcast, great to have you back guys

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  13. markymark
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    Aaaaaarrrgh just heard about Bale - thinking now about Adam for DGW- any better ideas out there ?

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  14. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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    w00t

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  15. Lord Flashheart
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    If bale is out for three weeks:
    A Adam
    B Gerard
    C nani
    Choose!

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    1. Natas
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      B if healthy

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    2. kraftwerker
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      C

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  16. COMH
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    Thoughts on my potential GW28WCT.

    Schwarzer Mignolet

    Kompany Skrtel Evans Olsson Caulker

    Nani Silva Dempsey Siggy Pilkington

    RVP Rooney Yak

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      Yes.

      Schwarzer/Vorm

      I could improve your back line. You have a great idea - but the wrong pick. When you figure it, don't blab it!

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      1. COMH
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        Haha cheers mate. 1 change in the back line or a few changes?

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          One minor feint ... 🙂

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          1. COMH
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            I know your not a fan of the Liverpool variety...

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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              No, no - you can go to hell in your own handcart! 😀 Nothing to do with that!

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              1. COMH
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                They do play in Satan's colours! So you think once I figure this final piece of the puzzle this is a team worth WC'ing for?

                Should I ignore Mark's wait til late in the season to use it?

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                1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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                  Have you accepted the goalie thing?

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                  1. COMH
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                    I agree that the Mignolet fixtures aren't great. I'm not too fond of the Vorm price tag when I can have Caulker for a measly £4m though?

                    I know you're liking West Brom right now. Were you thinking Olsson > McAuley? I just think Olsson is a real threat in the air.

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                  2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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                    Nearly. Were you about last season?

                    EITHER:
                    Krul/Mignolet

                    OR:
                    Schwarzer/Vorm

                    Imo! 😀

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                  3. COMH
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                    Nah I never knew about this site until October time. Loving it now though. Yeah Krul is a good shout also.

                    Really liking Schwarzer (h) to Wolves, Swansea & Norwich.

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                  4. COMH
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                    If it's not Olsson or McAuley it can't be Shorey. And Andrews is a midfielder. I think you should reveal this mystery man now. Doubt anyone is paying attention to my team that much.

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                  5. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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                    Shhh ... Look up Birmingham ... 😉

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                  6. COMH
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                    Colosseum Bridgehell 🙂

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      2. Somalion
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        Hmmm I may have to investigate this.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          HOW'S THE REVISION GOING???

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          1. Somalion
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            Pretty well actually 😛

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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              STRAIGHT A'S REQUIRED!

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              1. King Eric, in America
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                Criminy, someone get some new hearing-aid batteries over to Doosra's place. The neighbors will be trying to sleep soon.

                😛

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                1. Somalion
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                  😀 He's motivating me with fear!

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                2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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                  AM I BOVVERED!!! 😛

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              2. Somalion
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                Test tomorrow worth 25% of one of my modules, negative marking too! NOT FUN 😛

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                1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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                  Well in fact - I really wish you all the best. I hope you know that I have your best interests at heart! 🙂

                  Take a moment before the exam to get into a good place. Imagine a really good moment in your life.

                  AND READ THE FECKING QUESTIONS PROPERLY!!! 😉

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                  1. Somalion
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                    Ah cheers Doos, I appreciate it a lot 🙂 Sure I need someone to be scaring me off here! 😛 Ha just like my dad says, "I don't ever mind if you get a question wrong but if you misread the questions, there'll be trouble" 😀

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      3. WOLVERiNES
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        I think he has gone with the right pick..

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          😛 How would you know? 😉

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  17. COMH
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    What team does Marky Mark support?

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      Forest, I think.

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      1. Granville
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        A late 70's glory hunter.

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          😀

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  18. SWANS ARE BACK!
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    Any Comments on this Team Friedel Simpson Huth Richards BAE Yaya Toure Dempsey Mata Sessongnon Aguero Ba Subs:Ruddy Doyle McClean Walker any changes already made 2 transfers ! Any thoughts on who to play and who to sub Captain In the correct order Captain: Aguero Vice Captain: Ba any changes report to me thank you

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  19. Prisoner FC
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    Boston Red Sox

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  20. Big_Andy_GAWA
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    Who would you play this week: Senderos or Caulker ? (Already have Schwatz in goal)

    Thanks.

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      Senderos

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  21. SWANS ARE BACK!
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    Can Someone Send Me Mark's fantasy account Cheers

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    1. King Eric, in America
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      😆

      That's on a need-to-know basis. What is the frequency?

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    2. Somalion
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      Nope but his bank account details....Nah I'll keep them to myself 😛

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  22. Somalion
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    Got a good chuckle out of this

    What's blue and fits? A Man City fan's old Chelsea jersey.

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  23. Oliver Reed
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    pick a combo for this weekend..

    Sorensen & williamson
    sorensen & shotton
    krul & williamson
    krul & shotton

    cheers

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      Krul and Shotton, Sorensen probably won't play.

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      1. Oliver Reed
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        cheers

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      Final. Imo.

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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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        +1

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    3. Hitman
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      Krul & Shots

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  24. Natas
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    in 13 games where Bale has scored or assisted, if you were to take away all of his production, Tottenham would have 18 less points than they do currently. Add Parker into that equation and its not looking too good for Tottenham this weekend.

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    1. King Eric, in America
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      Although I like the pro-United slant of this - even if it makes me itchy for it's bad mojo, counting chickens before they're hatched and all - I feel it's one of those stats that sounds good, but really means nothing.

      Someone else may have provided the scores/assists in his absence, as well as he may have helped the team win other points when he did neither.

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      1. Natas
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        You can take it as you will, someone else could have provided those scores or assists, but to what extent - also add parker into that equation and I think its just too much for Tottenham to overcome. United arent as likely to concede as Arsenal either and even with both of those guys on the field, they got played out the park in the second half. At the end of the day, that is why they play the game, but if both teams are on their day, I still feel United has a very strong edge.

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        1. King Eric, in America
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          Oh, I'm much happier playing Spurs without them - no doubt.

          I think United will be trying to narrow the goal differential 😀

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        Sandro & Modric - win ... 😉

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      3. Natas
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        Also it is not like Tottenham are built around Bale, but that he fits right in makes it worse because they will not find a better option than him within the teams system. United lost Ronaldo and needed to make up for his production and yet they won the league the year after he left. I think that had in part to do witht he fact that their whole team structure had to and did change. He was the focal point of their offense and once gone their whole structure changed to compensate for it. Tottenham is not built around Bale and while that may seem like a good thing, the truth is that in keeping their structure the same, nobody in the current squad will be able to fill his void.

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  25. Messi & fabregas
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    as of next week and until the end of the season

    A) RVP + 4,5 midfielder (surman)

    OR

    B) adebayor + yaya toure and 1.0 in the bank

    that is one very good and a mediocre player or two good players?

    thanks

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    1. SC not pearls before swine
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      RvP for me unless he gets injured. I just don't trust Adebayor. He can't handle the pressure of being a counted on fantasy performer, it's only when people start to forget about him that he does well so with good Spurs fixtures he'll probably be terrible...

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      1. Messi & fabregas
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        thanks mate

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      RVP + whoever.

      RVP is a default captain choice if no-one else stands out. Ade and Yaya aren't.

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      1. Messi & fabregas
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        cheers

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      2. Natas
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        Depends how you look at it - if you had ade since gw 18 and captained him every game - he scored 47 points vs van persies 59. He was also out one gameweek so assuming your VC only scored 2 points that would mean that it is Ade(49) vs RVP(59). That would leave you with 20 points captain wise to make up in other positions and an extra 4.1 in money to spend. Upgrading a surman to a walcott at that time would leave you 3 points short of the mark, but that wouldnt even be your best option. You could have upgraded a 4.5 defender to BAE who scored 62 over that period which is +30 over most 4.5 defenders and then still had over 2.0 left for a midfielder worther approx 6.5 to make up the 2 points in that 9 gw period. There are many 6.5 mids that have scored over 20 in that period including surman who scored 30. So the truth is you would have been better off with ade(c) every week, surman, and BAE(instead of one of budget defenders) than RVP Surman and a 4.5 defender. and this is still with 2.0 in the bank so you could do much better.

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        1. Natas
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          but I still like A better

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  26. LewanGOALski
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    doubling ManU, ManCity, Chelsea and NUFC players - too much ??

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    1. A.
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      Not really - City can score, always a good shout, United have good fixtures coming up, and Newcastle offer some cheap options with good production.

      Chelsea though? Why would you double there, and with who?

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      1. LewanGOALski
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        G. Cahill and Mata

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  27. Tin of Directors
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    Thinking about Bale to Dempsey.
    Already have Pobgrebnyak – is that Fulham overkill?
    Liking their fixtures a lot though!

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    1. McDog
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      I'll probably do the same if indeed Bale is out for 3 weeks.

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      1. Tin of Directors
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        Would it be silly to do it now in your opinion?

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        1. McDog
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          Yes. I'm waiting untill tomorrow to see if Harry gives any clues as to how long he'll be out.

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    2. 1mills
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      I have Dempsey and I am thinking of bringing in (for Dzeko but might do after this week).

      Think long term overkill with both, but going to change Dempsey to Nani who I fancy to get some decent scores back end of season.

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  28. Abominable Snowy84
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    what happened the scout after 23mins?!

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
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      scoutcast*

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      1. Granville
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        Dammit, well spotted.

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    2. Jordan.
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      yeh someone said um and it just packed up .also vermaelen played 90 mins for belgium last night,someone please remove that orange disc from his name.....

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  29. Call Me Old Fashioned
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    Already used FT to do Kompany in for Richards. If Bale is out would you:

    1 - Get Dempsey in for -4
    2 - Keep Bale and play Evans (also got Valencia as a doubt)

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    1. King Eric, in America
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      2; Play Val with Evans on the bench to come in if he doesn't play, imo.

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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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        Oh yeah that makes more sense KE cheers

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    2. Declan
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      3 - Get Adam

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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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        Thanks, but kindly no thanks. Not considering any Liverpool attackers for the DGW. No one stands out.

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        1. Jax
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          adam. 11 assists this season.

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        2. JK - Cønt ⭐
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          if Stevie G is injured Adam is on set-pieces. Though maybe not pens after Wembley

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  30. Ivan
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    Any thoughts which four to play from N. Taylor, R. Taylor, Enrique, Simpson, McClean, J. Morrison, Gylfi?

    Thanks

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    1. McDog
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      Raylor, Enrique, Simpson, Gylfi

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