The ScoutCast – Episode 71 – That Russian Striker - Best FPL Tips, Advice, Team News, Picks, and Statistics from Fantasy Football Scout

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B, Vs
Down	O’Reilly	MCI	A
Up	Keane	EVE	B
Up	van Dijk	LIV	B
Up	Ballard	SUN	C
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	A
Down	van Hecke	BHA	A
Down	Struijk	LEE	B, £
Down	Hill	BOU	C, £
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

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Gabriel Magalhães
van Dijk
Porro
Mukiele

Bruno Fernandes
Salah
Simons

Watkins
Thiago
Bowen

Woodman
Mavropanos
Dewsbury-Hall
Le Fée

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Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	98.9%	Maybe
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	98.7%	Maybe
M.Salah	LIV	14.0m	98.0%	Maybe
Tarkowski	EVE	5.7m	96.8%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.1m	89.1%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	89.7%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	88.5%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.7m	87.3%	Unlikely
Darlow	LEE	3.9m	84.4%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	76.1%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	81.3%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	81.0%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	80.0%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	76.9%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	74.1%	Unlikely
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	73.2%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	74.2%	Unlikely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	72.9%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	69.5%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	69.3%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	65.9%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.3m	66.0%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	65.6%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	64.6%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	64.2%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	61.0%	Unlikely
N.Williams	NFO	4.8m	60.2%	Unlikely
Muñoz	CRY	5.8m	58.4%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	6.2m	58.4%	Unlikely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	55.6%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.2m	53.6%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	52.3%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	52.2%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.4m	38.6%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	50.1%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	49.2%	Unlikely
Havertz	ARS	7.3m	47.0%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	47.3%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	46.1%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	45.0%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Iwobi	FUL	6.3m	105.3%	Very Likely
Semenyo	MCI	8.2m	103.6%	Very Likely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	103.2%	Very Likely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.6m	101.1%	Very Likely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	100.5%	Very Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	100.2%	Very Likely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	99.7%	Maybe
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	99.4%	Maybe
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	98.0%	Maybe
Welbeck	BHA	6.3m	99.0%	Maybe
Senesi	BOU	5.2m	98.9%	Maybe
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	96.8%	Maybe
João Pedro	CHE	7.6m	89.1%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.5%	Maybe
Guéhi	MCI	5.1m	95.5%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.5m	92.8%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	93.9%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	93.6%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	93.8%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	92.9%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	92.8%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	92.5%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.8m	91.9%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	88.5%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.1m	87.4%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	87.7%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	86.3%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	86.1%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	82.5%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	78.7%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	79.2%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	74.9%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	77.8%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	78.2%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.1m	72.9%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	14.5m	90.6%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.4m	73.2%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	75.3%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	72.1%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	70.8%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Raya Martin	ARS	C, Vs
Down	Donnarumma	MCI	B
Up	Pickford	EVE	C
Up	Roefs	SUN	A
Down	Verbruggen	BHA	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, £
No Change	Henderson	CRY	B

Last updated: 24 Apr, 2026 4:30pm

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B, Vs
Down	O’Reilly	MCI	A
Up	Keane	EVE	B
Up	van Dijk	LIV	B
Up	Ballard	SUN	C
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	A
Down	van Hecke	BHA	A
Down	Struijk	LEE	B, £
Down	Hill	BOU	C, £
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	C
Up	Rice	ARS	C, Vs
Up	Wilson	FUL	B
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	A
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	C, Rest
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B
Up	Gibbs-White	NFO	A, VsX
Up	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	B, £
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £
Down	Palmer	CHE	C
Down	Tavernier	BOU	C, £

Last updated: 24 Apr, 2026 4:38pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
Up	Thiago	BRE	A
Up	Bowen	WHU	A
Up	Watkins	AVL	A
Down	Welbeck	BHA	B
Down	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C
Down	João Pedro	CHE	C

Last updated: 24 Apr, 2026 4:41pm

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The ScoutCast – Episode 71 – That Russian Striker

8 March 2012 2500 comments

Granville

Pavel wotshisface. He’s a bit good. We really must learn to pronounce his name correctly – with thousands of Fantasy managers shipping him in, he’s threatening to stick around.

While we practice our “Pogrebnyaks” in “All Aboard”, Mark and I also lament the costly break granted to Sergio Aguero and David Silva, debate the double Gameweek temptations and pick apart our hosts freshly dealt wildcard.

We’ve even included the entire episode this week, rather than cut the thing off half way through. We spoil you, we really do.

Grab the banter here, or stream away with the handy player below.

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Doctor X
14 years, 1 month ago
I LOVE WAYNE ROONEY!!
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1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
  14 years, 1 month ago
  He's taken! 😛
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  1. Jax
    14 years, 1 month ago
    didn't stop him from shagging a granny
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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      14 years, 1 month ago
      *a granny in Liverpool. She could have been in her late 20s 😛
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      1. Epic Fail
        14 years, 1 month ago
        😀
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      2. Jax
        14 years, 1 month ago
        haha 😉
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      3. Granville
        14 years, 1 month ago
        lols
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      4. Balotellitubbies
        14 years, 1 month ago
        😀
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      5. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
        14 years, 1 month ago
        xD
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    2. Abominable Snowy84
      14 years, 1 month ago
      😆
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  2. 1966 was a great year for E…
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Never stopped him before 😉
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Holy See
14 years, 1 month ago
My missus (c) that Russian. What a bitch.
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Declan
14 years, 1 month ago
Noice
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Well you know, Triffic
14 years, 1 month ago
Young looks quite, Kompany -> Skrtel allows me to do Young -> Nani. Tempted.
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1. Well you know, Triffic
  14 years, 1 month ago
  *quiet
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Corrigan
14 years, 1 month ago
This stuff is as essential to an FPLer as insulin is to a diabetes sufferer.

And addictive as crack too.

This video sums up my happiness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gja8SM77ifA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Abominable Snowy84
14 years, 1 month ago
should of scored
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XVIVX
14 years, 1 month ago
hi, this question kind of got lost in the previous post

got a dilemma here. so kompany is injured, and even if he’s out just for this week, i’m planning on shipping him out anyways. my original plan was to get enrique for this week for -4 (i think its worth the hit). Then i was thinking of getting king for santon now that dawson is out. but my worry is he’s not 100% nailed on (or is he?), so i could downgrade krul to bogdan (since newcastle has been giving away goals like presents) and getting kaboul instead since he is nailed on.

so in short
a) santon -> king
b) krul + santon -> bogdan + kaboul
c) keep kompany and wait until he returns from injury
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1. AIRMILES
  14 years, 1 month ago
  My advice remains unchanged. Leave Spurs defence alone. BAE is the only worthwhile one owing to his attacking threat. Go for Utd or Liverpool defenders.
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  1. XVIVX
    14 years, 1 month ago
    well my def consists of evans, kelly, caulker, santon, and kompany. and don't you think spurs can keep cs with their fixtures?
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    1. AIRMILES
      14 years, 1 month ago
      With Dawson gone it's just got that bit harder.
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      1. XVIVX
        14 years, 1 month ago
        ya but the truth is, he's only played 6 full games.
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      2. Steve
        14 years, 1 month ago
        Dawson not really been playing lately tho, then again not sure they've kept many clean sheets lately. I guess that was your point
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        XVIVX
        14 years, 1 month ago
        but i think the reason they haven't kept many cs lately is because theyve had to play liverpool, newcastle, arsenal and man utd in their last 4.
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2. Jonny
  14 years, 1 month ago
  kings 95% nailed on therefore...
  if kompany is out for 3+ weeks ... a
  if less ... c
  
  make sense? or should i try again?
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  1. XVIVX
    14 years, 1 month ago
    but the problem is i also want enrique for the dgw plus till the end of the season as they have good fixtures
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AIRMILES
14 years, 1 month ago
He only had Evans and De Gea, and the guy still missed.
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1. kennethrhcp
  14 years, 1 month ago
  harsh... but funny!
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Drip Doctor
14 years, 1 month ago
Ryan Giggs just gets better.
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1. AIRMILES
  14 years, 1 month ago
  That's what his sis in law said.
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  1. Jax
    14 years, 1 month ago
    *drum sound*
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    1. AIRMILES
      14 years, 1 month ago
      du-dum tsh?
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      1. Shipstontrev
        14 years, 1 month ago
        a real family man...
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odannyboys
14 years, 1 month ago
Any news on sendoeos starting against villa ?
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1. Jax
  14 years, 1 month ago
  no he passed away last night
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  1. Holy See
    14 years, 1 month ago
    An accurate pass at last. He'd have wanted it that way...
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    1. Shipstontrev
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Harsh but fair.
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    2. Jax
      14 years, 1 month ago
      🙂
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    3. Corrigan
      14 years, 1 month ago
      😆
      
      As good as AB's Hollyoaks/Bolton comment.
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odannyboys
14 years, 1 month ago
haha, he's Senderos' Greek brother.
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1. Jax
  14 years, 1 month ago
  he should start man. kelly's still out. villa will score though so i wouldn't play him.
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  1. Steve
    14 years, 1 month ago
    +1
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grifster69
14 years, 1 month ago
Hi there help REQUIRED
have taken a 4 point hit this week so should I use wildcard now to get rid of Kompany and Aguero for 5.5 million defender and Rooney thus getting my -4 points back or hold onto WC for later…

Ruddy(Bog)
Caulker,Evans,Komp, Kelly,Skrt
Ryu,Bale,Silva, Moses, Demps
Ba,Aguero,RVP

What shall i do???
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1. Steve
  14 years, 1 month ago
  you've got enough cover to bench him. Did you have a plan to play it at a later date? If so hang on to it. If not play it and clear out Kelly & Moses at the same time
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2. Granville
  14 years, 1 month ago
  You should use your wildcard primarily to get rid of Moses. 😉
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hillbillypete
14 years, 1 month ago
was there any comment on the kompany injury from city coaches?
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1. Steve
  14 years, 1 month ago
  great minds etc \/
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Steve
14 years, 1 month ago
Kompany injury? Anyone watching the game? Did it look serious?
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1. Jax
  14 years, 1 month ago
  calf injury
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2. odannyboys
  14 years, 1 month ago
  He pulled up sharp and went straight off.
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Pickled and Preserved
14 years, 1 month ago
Back line of Kompany, Enrique, Raylor, Taiwo, Kelly.

So it looks like I have 1 starter :,(

Leading my mini league by 1 point, but had to take a hit to fix injuries and suspension.

Opponent hasn’t made any transfers yet, but he’s got Sess so if he wants to do anything other than get rid of sess he’s looking at a hit.

Question is: should I take an 8 point hit to bring Evans in for Raylor/Taiwo? Or cross my fingers some of these guys play?

have 1.4m in the bank so I could do something fancier too.

Any advice really appreciated guys!
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1. Jax
  14 years, 1 month ago
  ryan taylor will play. even being a defender he's still good at set pieces and arsenal don't keep many cleanies.
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2. Jonny
  14 years, 1 month ago
  evans in for taiwo
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  1. Jax
    14 years, 1 month ago
    +1
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    1. Steve
      14 years, 1 month ago
      +2
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  2. Pickled and Preserved
    14 years, 1 month ago
    -8 points to get Evans in for Taiwo?
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    1. Breadbin
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Each transfer is -4. View them in isolation.
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The3rdTurd
14 years, 1 month ago
Hart's fantasy prospects must be impaired with Savic installed in front of him in place of Kompany.

I wonder how that swings Daniel's Hart vs Silva debate.
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1. Le Bluff
  14 years, 1 month ago
  That's a passionate debate of his.
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  1. Shipstontrev
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Someone needs to give Daniel a real heart to heart.
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reo19uk
14 years, 1 month ago
which liverpool midfielders are worth having? Only 1 I can see half worth it is Adam but is he a garenteed starter at liverpool?
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1. AIRMILES
  14 years, 1 month ago
  The only one worth having would be Maxi, except Kenny (the fount of all knowledge) doesn't play him. I say avoid their midfield.
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  1. Jax
    14 years, 1 month ago
    maxi and kuyt were amazing last season. kenny's a tool.
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2. Le Bluff
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I've had a punt on Gerrard. Back in training, and he does love to give it against the Toffees.
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  1. Jax
    14 years, 1 month ago
    he prefers the treatment room
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  2. Shipstontrev
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Can't see him playing twice in 4 days.
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    1. Le Bluff
      14 years, 1 month ago
      Maybe not, but it it just a DGW punt. I'd rather take my chances on Gerrard in 1 game, than Adam in 2.
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Jonny
14 years, 1 month ago
already been asked i am sure - estimate kompany injury length

stick or twist?
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1. The3rdTurd
  14 years, 1 month ago
  how long is a piece of string?
  
  It probably depends on when you brought him in and the balance of your team.
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  1. Jonny
    14 years, 1 month ago
    will loose 0.4 (had him from start) . no other city coverage
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Rinseboy
14 years, 1 month ago
so who should I get in for Kompany?

Sagna, BAE, Enrique or Richards?!

Got Evans, Kelly, Rtaylor and Skirtel already!
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Abominable Snowy84
14 years, 1 month ago
goallllllllllllllllllll
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COMH
14 years, 1 month ago
That goal was coming. Llorente is a centre forward suited to the PL. Bilbao look a very handy side.
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1. denial
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Spurs have been sniffing around him for a few seasons now - he looks good.
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2. Shipstontrev
  14 years, 1 month ago
  +1 on both counts
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3. PL Ball
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Honestly surprised they dint score more often. Shocking Defending. 😐
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Declan
14 years, 1 month ago
well deserved
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Chazza
14 years, 1 month ago
No less than Bilbao deserve but what on earth was Jones thinking there?!
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Doctor X
14 years, 1 month ago
Llorente for Bilbao. Damn 🙁
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dfroes
14 years, 1 month ago
Awesome Sporting! BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD! suck it citizens! XANDAO
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Balotellitubbies
14 years, 1 month ago
Europa League kinda feels like paralympics.
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1. Abominable Snowy84
  14 years, 1 month ago
  ah thats a bad 1
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2. Corrigan
  14 years, 1 month ago
  😆
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3. ssssshhh
  14 years, 1 month ago
  I'd say the gulf in quality is bigger.
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PL Ball
14 years, 1 month ago
Get it together United. Ugh. HT
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Declan
14 years, 1 month ago
Rate this lot please?

Bogdan
Skrtel Enrique Lescott
Nani Yaya Nzog Pilks
Rooney RVP Suarez(C)

Vorm McClean Simpson McAuley
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1. Drip Doctor
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Great team.
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  1. Declan
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Thanks mate, still not sure on the Nzog/pilks punt though.
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2. Shipstontrev
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Nice team, but not sure about Suarez as captain - RVP for me.
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  1. Declan
    14 years, 1 month ago
    Thanks Trev.
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Canadian Football
14 years, 1 month ago
To all of my FFS Friends,

I have created an MLS fantasy league. It is very similar to EPL version. If you (like myself) need a Fantasy Football fix over the summer months, this will give us somthing to do . The deadline for entry is Saturday.

League Code: 6174-1229 (League Name – FFS MLS League)

Site: http://fantasy.mlssoccer.com/

A great link for information (The MLS version of FFS) is – http://www.mlsfantasymanager.com

Hope you join , it should be fun.

FYI…. Many matches can be streamed live on-line for free through the usual sites.
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1. Holy See
  14 years, 1 month ago
  What's MLS?
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  1. Shipstontrev
    14 years, 1 month ago
    A pension plan for old European footballers and a YTS scheme for Americans.
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    1. Holy See
      14 years, 1 month ago
      😛
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2. Pickled and Preserved
  14 years, 1 month ago
  Don't like having to login with facebook. Are there no MLS leagues where I can just be anonymous?
  
  Go whitecaps!
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Twelve years a slave
14 years, 1 month ago
Turning into a great week to wildcard , now Kompany out.

Those people who wasted their wildcard in the first few weeks of the season could be made to pay a big price
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1. The3rdTurd
  14 years, 1 month ago
  jerky knee in my opinon. At least wait till the prognosis on Komps?
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