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Lammens	MUN	5.0m	89.1%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	87.5%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	85.3%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	7.0m	83.0%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.6m	83.5%	Unlikely
Henderson	CRY	5.0m	83.1%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	80.9%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	74.5%	Unlikely
Rodon	LEE	3.9m	73.3%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	73.3%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	70.8%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	70.1%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.5m	69.4%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	68.4%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	66.2%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	63.8%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	61.4%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	59.3%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.3m	55.4%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	55.5%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	55.3%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.8m	49.5%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	49.2%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	48.7%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	47.7%	Unlikely
Cucurella	CHE	6.0m	47.4%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	46.6%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	44.4%	Unlikely
Senesi	BOU	5.1m	43.7%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	42.6%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	39.7%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	39.2%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	38.3%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	37.9%	Unlikely
Robinson	FUL	4.9m	37.9%	Unlikely
Saka	ARS	9.8m	36.3%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	6.3m	35.5%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	34.4%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	34.6%	Unlikely
Adli	BOU	5.4m	34.3%	Unlikely

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Rogers	AVL	7.5m	100.0%	Very Likely
Tchaouna	BUR	4.9m	93.9%	Unlikely
Lucca	NFO	5.5m	93.2%	Unlikely
Summerville	WHU	5.6m	93.4%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.1m	92.1%	Unlikely
Diakité	BOU	4.2m	91.3%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	89.7%	Unlikely
Bruun Larsen	BUR	5.3m	87.9%	Unlikely
Lamadrid	WHU	5.0m	85.9%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	83.7%	Unlikely
Malacia	MUN	3.8m	83.3%	Unlikely
Ramsay	LIV	3.8m	82.4%	Unlikely
Valdimarsson	BRE	3.9m	82.5%	Unlikely
Kevin	FUL	5.8m	79.9%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	80.9%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.6m	80.4%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	80.3%	Unlikely
Spence	TOT	4.2m	79.8%	Unlikely
Strand Larsen	CRY	6.1m	78.9%	Unlikely
Areola	WHU	4.3m	78.5%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	78.4%	Unlikely
Gyökeres	ARS	8.8m	77.4%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.3m	76.1%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	73.6%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.3m	73.0%	Unlikely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	72.9%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	72.3%	Unlikely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	72.5%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	71.8%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	71.4%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	67.4%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	66.7%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	66.7%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	66.4%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	65.8%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	65.2%	Unlikely
Potts	WHU	4.4m	62.6%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	62.1%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.6m	61.5%	Unlikely
Milenković	NFO	5.1m	60.9%	Unlikely

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No Change	Kelleher	BRE	C
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Hill	BOU	A, £
Up	Thiaw	NEW	B
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A, OoP
No Change	Andersen	FUL	B
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	C
No Change	Kayode	BRE	B
No Change	Cash	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Rodon	LEE	B, Vs, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Palmer	CHE	C
Up	Gordon	NEW	B
No Change	Wilson	FUL	A
Down	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Dango Ouattara	BRE	B
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	B
No Change	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	B, £
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Stach	LEE	B, Vs, £

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No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	B
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Bowen	WHU	B
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs

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[sbu_large_image] Podcast

The ScoutCast – Episode 72 – The Third Man

15 March 2012 1371 comments

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Have Robin Van Persie and Wayne Rooney made this Fantasy football lark look easy? Get the pair in, alternate the armband and watch the points flow. Simples.

Even if it really is that straightforward, there’s still a role for “the third man”, the striker that slots alongside the two titans. In this week’s ScoutCast, we rinse this once through, throw some names around and argue a few theories of our own.

Chuck in the usual bandwagon review in “All Aboard”, the Gameweek preview and Mark’s latest gentle Fantasy Premier League reform idea and you have another episode packed and ready to go.

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

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COMH
14 years, 17 days ago
Is Walcott a better option than Nani/Young/Valencia as it does away with the will he won't he play headache?
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1. seanrior
  14 years, 17 days ago
  wait a week or 2 and see who Fergie picks
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2. Scratch
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Impossible to say. Given Arsenal's form I really want another player of theirs but I could never bring myself to buy Walcott, I just don't like him as a player. Ox is tempting but he'll always get hauled off between 55 and 70 minutes so another frustrating ff prospect.
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3. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  I'm getting Walcott and a Utd winger (Young then Velencia at some point). Walcott has potential to be highest scoring mid for the run in and is infinitelt better with Sagna behind him.
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  1. COMH
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Like the sound of Walcott + Young then Walcott + Valencia
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  2. ssssshhh
    14 years, 17 days ago
    3 5 2 15 4 5 in the six games since Sagna's return. 5.6 ppg includings games against Spurs, Liv and New.
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    1. COMH
      14 years, 17 days ago
      Good numbers
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seanrior
14 years, 17 days ago
Really stuck with what to do with this team

Krul, Mig

Kelly, Skrtel, Evans, Caulker, Santon

Siggy, Bale, Silva, Sess, Adam

RVP, Rooney, Ba

0.1 Bank, 1FT

I want Adam out but i dont know for who. Ideally i want a Man Utd Mid but with Valencia still not 100% fit i need some help...

Cheers :toppa:
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1. Twelve years a slave
  14 years, 17 days ago
  save transfer and use two next
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2. COMH
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Why have you left Sess in there after a 3 match ban?
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  1. seanrior
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Kept him in there, had a decent front 5 so rode out the 2 games he missed
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    1. Henry Hill
      14 years, 17 days ago
      He could do great next week at home to QPR, they couldn't handle him in Loftus Road.
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      1. ssssshhh
        14 years, 17 days ago
        Fairly tough fixtures after that, cant see me getting him in again now.
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3. seanrior
  14 years, 17 days ago
  How about Adam + Santon -> Valencia + Cahill next week? No hit
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Zilla42
14 years, 17 days ago
Hello, all. I would appreciate your insights and assessment. Question is Rooney a must have for the weekend? And for the rest of the season?

My front 3 are RvP Ba and Yak.

I would need to do Silva ship Silva and Ba out for Rooney and 6.2 Midfielder (Morrison? Gylfi?).

(My midfield is Demps, Nani, Bale, Silva and Moses)

I am terrified of not having Rooney (c) this weekend. Is it wrong headed to buy all the hype?

Thank you in advance for your help.
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1. Twelve years a slave
  14 years, 17 days ago
  It not really hype , Rooney is for real
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2. stooshermadness
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Hold off a week. Make a transfer this week to provide cash (Morrison is a good bet or Miyaichi to rotate with Moses). Rooney is coming off a tough Euro match. You have several great captain options this week: RvP, Ba, Dempsey and Bale.
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  1. Zilla42
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Thank you gentlemen.
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GREENDREAMS11
14 years, 17 days ago
who said rabbie burns wiz deid. off folks cya later.
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  14 years, 17 days ago
  😆
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COMH
14 years, 17 days ago
Bit disappointed I brought Mata in with the WC. Just not that sure about it now.
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1. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  He'll do ok, probably not well enough to warrant the rice though.
  
  Dont see Chelsea picking up where they left off against Napoli, the score flattered them if anything.
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★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
14 years, 17 days ago
Vermaelen or Skrtel for this week?
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1. COMH
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Skrtel
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2. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Skrtel for sure.
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COMH
14 years, 17 days ago
Walcott Dempsey Bale Young

Would Gerrard or Mata get in ahead of that 4?
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1. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  I'm dropping Demps in my WC, too much money for a player with those fixtures. Dont see Fulham running riot again in the easier ones.
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Davido989
14 years, 17 days ago
Who's price is most likely to rise tonight? On phone so can't really check.
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1. Call Me Old Fashioned
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Evans, he is touch and go. May not make it
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  1. Big_Andy_GAWA
    14 years, 17 days ago
    They continue where they left off on the following day, don't they ?
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    1. ssssshhh
      14 years, 17 days ago
      yep
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Henry Hill
14 years, 17 days ago
Casino is on ITV 4 now, very good film but too long.
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Davido989
14 years, 17 days ago
Bench Siggy or Yaya ????
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1. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Siggy for me.
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Davido989
14 years, 17 days ago
Bench McClean or Yaya ????
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1. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  McClean for me.
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  1. LWO23
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Agree on both from Sssshhh
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2. Henry Hill
  14 years, 17 days ago
  McClean will probably be marked by Bradley Orr who wasn't good enough for QPR, he could do well this week I reckon.
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Kagawaaaaaaw
14 years, 17 days ago
Help: Play Miyaichi or Sig?
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1. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Sig for me.
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  1. LWO23
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Siggy.
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Serendipity
14 years, 17 days ago
Not sure about the 5 extra free transfers to be played at any time. How about just allow players to keep more than 2 free transfers at a time, if they've saved them? Once they're yours, they should be yours to keep. You could plan ahead more that way.
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1. Twelve years a slave
  14 years, 17 days ago
  thats a better idea
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ssssshhh
14 years, 17 days ago
Bench McClean or Miyaichi ????
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1. LWO23
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Play McClean. Goals more likely in that game.
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LWO23
14 years, 17 days ago
Need to play one of Enrique, McClean or Siggy. Suggestions?
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1. Josh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  I'd probably player Siggy for set pieces and form really. But that's me...
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  1. LWO23
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Thanks. I feel he has the most upside, but I'm torn because I see that game being quite tight.
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2. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  What 3 defs are you playing over Enrique?
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  1. LWO23
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Skrtel, Evans & BAE.
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    1. ssssshhh
      14 years, 17 days ago
      Fair enough. Probably Siggy this week. If you're losing a Liverpool def at some point I'd ditch Skrtel over Enrique, was highly dissappointed by his attacking threat in the DGW. Dont get the fuss.
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      1. LWO23
        14 years, 17 days ago
        Agreed. Skrtel stays until after Wigan. Then probably goes for Kompany. Thanks.
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Josh
14 years, 17 days ago
So did Valencia travel with the squad but not get in it? any update on if he's ready for Wolves or anything?
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1. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Yeah travelled but not not on bench. No news yet but my assumption would be that he's not 100% yet. Risk for the weekend.
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2. Ini
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Yeah he travelled. No news on the injury.
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3. LWO23
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Don't think people know for sure, but safe bet he won't start on the weekend.
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Ini
14 years, 17 days ago
Hello all. I have exact money to do: Srktel/Yaya --> Jevans & Young.

I have Jose enrique as pool coverage.

Stick or twist? Thanks in advance!
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1. LWO23
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Go for it. It's a risk, but Man U fixtures look so good that it is a good long-term move.
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2. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Probably good moves, as long as its not for a hit.
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  1. LWO23
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Even as a hit, I wouldn't be surprised to see you make the points back quite soon.
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    1. ssssshhh
      14 years, 17 days ago
      Very true but might be nice to make a decision once the Valencia situation is clearer.
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  2. Ini
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Unfortunately it is for a hit. I think at this stage I should be be taking hits. I've been chasing my mini-league leader all season and I'm finally 12 point behind. He made two transfers on the weekend. I think he did Aguero/Silva to Roon/Young... So i don't know if to be patient or go for it..
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  3. Ini
    14 years, 17 days ago
    I have Roon already.. so maybe I'll just to with Evans and Roon for now..
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Blind
14 years, 17 days ago
Who would you bench out of Mata (mci) and Moses (WBA)?

Mata is poor away and Moses is poor at home. I want to play Moses because at least he doesn't have a Cup game first that he could get injured in and his fixture is easier, but I just don't feel comfortable having a £9m+ player on the bench. I am getting rid of him next week in a move to fund Rooney (keeping Ba one more week)
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1. Blind
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Although I guess if Mata did get injured it wouldn't matter as sub would be on.
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2. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Go with Mata imo. Could be high scoring while I expect Wig WBA to be tighter. Plus if Mata is injured he wont play and Moses will come on anyway.
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3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Just ask yourself who is likely to score the most points. Forget about value.
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4. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Plus City defence is looking poor without Komps. WBA are on the up.
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5. Ini
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Bench Moses, play Mata imo..
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Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
14 years, 17 days ago
No mention of Gerrard once on that podcast!
Made me smile 🙂
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1. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  I'm glad. People get overexcited over one game. Might not even have the legs to start on Weds.
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  1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    14 years, 17 days ago
    I got him in the espn soccer fantasy game last week only because he is ridiculously priced at 6.3.
    I would never have considered him for the fpl game, even though I used my wildcard last week.
    If I was to chose a Liverpool midfielder for a punt in fpl it would be Kuyt.
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Elniñorules
14 years, 17 days ago
How many hours to go for the Champions League QF draw?
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1. Parm
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Between 9 1/2 and 10 hours
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  1. Elniñorules
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Cheers KP.
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    1. Parm
      14 years, 17 days ago
      Ok, EN in my tie this week I was winning right up until the LIV-EVE game(I was ahead by 37pts with only Enrique left), then my opponent got 44pts from Gerrard to grab a draw(I sobbed).
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      1. Elniñorules
        14 years, 17 days ago
        Hahaha I know. It was a classic here on Monday...Jackoff posted a link here where you were so confident before the Liv captain and where you mentioned you were so confident about winning your tie with the 37 point lead 😉
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2. Zep
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Oh no, your not gonna do another all-nighter, are you Elnino?
  
  I'm assuming the ideal draw for you would be Apoel?
  
  Or maybe you want a glamour tie with Barca... 😉
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  1. Elniñorules
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Hahaha Bapselona or Mucusea - brace yourself for the kings of Europe, Zep 😉
    
    BTW Would you read into yesterday's games on Silva's form? Would you recommend letting go off him and not having any City attacking cover?
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Canadian Football
14 years, 17 days ago
Right Lads,

some help setting up my team for the next 3 GW's

Mignolet/Sorensen
Jevans/Enrique/Simpson/Naylor/Senderos
Silva/Demps/Bale/Siggy/Moses
RVP/Rooney/Ba

1.6 in Bank

My plan

GW29 Silva > Yaya
GW30 Moses > Valencia
GW31 Sorensen >Swartzer & Possible Senderos > Kaboul for Hit
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1. NATSTER
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Is Silva injured?
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  1. Josh
    14 years, 17 days ago
    I hope not..
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2. Parm
  14 years, 17 days ago
  I rate yours you rate mine 😉
  
  Sorenson is a real pain in the bum, I might just ride it out with Vorm. But on the whole it looks good, but I would look to ship Ba if he missfires once more.
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3. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  I wouldn;t bother with Yaya, can do withoug City cover for a few weeks. Save the transfer then Silva > Valencia
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  1. ssssshhh
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Then Moses to Walcott??
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4. Ryan
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Not sure Yaya is a great idea and neither is Valencia at the moment. Yaya is starting to play more like a DM and Valencia has uncertainty over his starting place. The GW31 transfer also isn't good as it involves a hit for a defender with is a definite no no unless its a DGW.
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Parm
14 years, 17 days ago
Ok guys, current plan,looking to mix it up a bit 😛 .......

Current Team

Vorm | Sorenson
Enrique | Evans | Caulker | Turner | Simpson
Nani | Silva | Dempsey | Sigurdsson | Ben Arfa
RVP | Rooney | Yakubu

Pre-GW30: Ben Arfa ➡ Miyaichi
Pre-GW31: Simpson ➡ King
Pre-GW32: Silva + Dempsey ➡ Lampard + Gerrard (-4pt)

GW32 Team
Vorm | Sorenson
Enrique | Evans | King | Turner | Caulker
Nani | Gerrard | Lampard | Sigurdsson | Miyaichi
RVP | Rooney | Yakubu
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1. Ryan
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Hold onto B Arfa. I think he could be worth having for the next few games. Seems to be finding favor with Pardew. I would also avoid King to do him being injury prone
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  1. Ryan
    14 years, 17 days ago
    In fact it would make more sense to get rid of Silva for Gerard now than it will in two weeks time surely. His next two fixtures are very tasty
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    1. Parm
      14 years, 17 days ago
      Used my freebie to do Sess ➡ Siggy this week, I wouldn't say it's worth a 4 pointer.
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      1. Ryan
        14 years, 17 days ago
        Ahh, fair point.
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2. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Not sure the first 2 moves are worthwhile tbh. King is always likely to miss the odd game and I'd give BArfa another shot. Would prefer Walcott and Utd mid over Gerrard and Lampard but thats just me.
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  1. Parm
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Looking at Pool and Chelsea's fixtures they are better than Arsenal's and i've got three United already. Also i'm getting King for Spurs coverage,as he plays 3/4 games and when he plays Spurs have a higher clean sheet rate, and well, i'm avoiding Bale as his points are being reduced due to the Second striker, in this case Saha.
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NATSTER
14 years, 17 days ago
Too bad that Valencia was no show even on the bench last night and no indication for his return.

I have exact budget for Taarabt > Valencia. Alternative is Taarabt > A.Young + Suarez > 7.0m FW.
Any interesting FW in that bracket of price.. Yakubu, Agbo, Klasnic, P.Cisse?

I plan to play 4 DF now and wonder if I should drop any DF and play Enrique.

Schwarzer
Simpson - Evans - S.Kelly - BAE
Dempsey - Silva - Bale
Rooney - RvP - Suarez
Sub: Vorm | Taarabt, Drenthe, Enrique
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1. Ryan
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Your team will be fine this week. Save a transfer unless it involves getting rid of Drenthe in which case you should sell him as soon as you can.
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2. Ini
  14 years, 17 days ago
  I don't quite agree with you 4DF policy. Can you explain why? I interested in hearing why!
  
  I think those options you chose are they back are okay. I do favor 3 though. I think you should do Taarabt & Suarez to Young and 7.0 FW. I don't quite know who are good options at that price though.
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  1. NATSTER
    14 years, 17 days ago
    I do favor 3 DF too but, if I don't do any transfer, I will have to play one of Taarabt (LIV) or Drenthe (ARS). One is less likely to score and one may not start.. So, I think my DF might outscore them this week.
    
    3 DF is preferable if I got decent MF from transfer.
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Josh
14 years, 17 days ago
I think I saw it was Fabio who played at right back tonight. If Valencia is fit after the Wolves game, do you think he could grab a spot their if he doesn't replace young/nani?
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1. Ryan
  14 years, 17 days ago
  It was Rafael
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Jinswick
14 years, 17 days ago
Apologies if this has already been covered to death, but does anyone have any news on Nani and his likely availability to start at the w/e? Last decision for my team this week - keep Nani or switch him to Young...
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1. Ryan
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Young played 90 mins so there is every chance he won't play in the weekend. Its such a lottery there is no easy answer but to consider a non United midfielder.
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  1. Jinswick
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Hmm, my front 8 are:
    
    Nani, Dempsey, Walcott, Siggy, (Surman)
    RVP, Rooney, Saurez
    
    I guess Bale is a good option - worth using my freebie for, or take the gamble with Nani...
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    1. Ryan
      14 years, 17 days ago
      I'd take the gamble unless news from SAF proves otherwise
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      1. Jinswick
        14 years, 17 days ago
        Cheers, yep I'm swaying this way also.
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  2. maglia rosa
    14 years, 17 days ago
    ive been all over the utd mids now for two weeks and still no clarity, agree with ryan another 90 mins for young last nite wud indicate to me he could easily be rested against wolves (but hey many wud disagree im sure) 😛 the mystery is wot happened to tony v last nite, before i saw the team sheet felt sure nani and valencia looked certain for wolves but now and esp considering saf's post match comments on taking off carrick and giggs with sun in mind has forced me t postpone (again) a utd mid signing......am really hoping that fergie will enlighten us further tomora but im not hopefull, nightmare 😆
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DV8R
14 years, 17 days ago
Siggy to Morrison for a free transfer?
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1. ssssshhh
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Only if you've got 2 and you'd lose it. Even then not entirely convinced.
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2. Jinswick
  14 years, 17 days ago
  I think you'll want Siggy back again very soon so I'd keep him - SWA have the 2nd best fixtures in the league from GW30 - GW36 according to the ticker.
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3. Ryan
  14 years, 17 days ago
  NO! far too sideways, siggy is awesome
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4. Zep
  14 years, 17 days ago
  I wouldn't take out Siggy yet, he has pretty decent fixtures coming up...
  
  Whereas Sess has QPR next week (albeit a good fixture), then a really tough run thereafter...
  
  Bring Morrison in, but for Sess IMO...
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5. Phaze 1
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Not really much difference in the 2. If your team is perfect then maybe do it as Morrison has better fixyures.
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Ryan
14 years, 17 days ago
Start Siggy(ful) or Kelly(SWA). Its the difference between playing 3-4-3 or 4-3-3
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1. maglia rosa
  14 years, 17 days ago
  kelly for me out of those two 😛
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2. Jinswick
  14 years, 17 days ago
  That's a tricky one. I think you have to play Siggy though:
  
  1) He is absolutely nailed on, whereas Kelly perhaps isn't with Hughes and Senderos fit.
  2) I think Kelly's returns are fairly limited, whereas Siggy has the higher potential for double gameweek scores.
  
  That said, Fulham are on a great run at home so I could easily see this being 2-0 Fulham.
  
  Sorry, not much help, but I'd play Siggy of the 2.
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3. Phaze 1
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Kelly if you don't have schwarzer
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  1. Ryan
    14 years, 17 days ago
    I don't have Schwarzer but Jinswicks point about Hughes is a concern
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Phaze 1
14 years, 17 days ago
Play Enrique or Miyaichi? I'm already playing Skrtel
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1. Ryan
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Enrique.
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HappyAnkit
14 years, 17 days ago
Should I do Rangel>Evans?
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1. Ryan
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Yes for a FT
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  1. HappyAnkit
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Have only 1 FT.
    Also thinking of doing Suarez/Ba>Rooney for a hit.
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    1. Ryan
      14 years, 17 days ago
      Get Rooney first and foremost. Rangel offers Swansea defensive cover which is still descent. Not sure which is better to take out Suarez or Ba. You'd have to trust your gut on that one but I'd take out Suarez first because of his lack of goals this season
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  2. HappyAnkit
    14 years, 17 days ago
    Our Rangel Punt was a real waste.
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    1. Ryan
      14 years, 17 days ago
      Indeed. Caulker it should have been
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2. Phaze 1
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Yes
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The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
14 years, 17 days ago
Guys: did Evans get through today's match ok?

please answer soon before his price goes up
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1. maglia rosa
  14 years, 17 days ago
  got through fine, cant say his evening was an enjoyable one tho 😛
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2. HappyAnkit
  14 years, 17 days ago
  I would also ask the same question.
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3. Elniñorules
  14 years, 17 days ago
  Go for it.
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