[sbu_large_image] Scout Picks
8 April 2012 3631 comments
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The Easter eggs are only half-eaten, yet here we are again. With the Gameweek 33 deadline approaching at 11.30am tomorrow, it’s time to roll out another XI from the Scout Picks Selection Committee. Newcastle and United are firmly backed, while Everton also feature strongly in light of the Toffees’ recent form:

Tim Krul gets the nod between the posts ahead of tomorrow’s home showdown with Bolton. The Magpies keeper has been in sparkling form, conceding just a single goal in the last four Gameweeks and, with the Trotters failing to score in four of their last five on the road, a clean for Alan Pardew’s side is more than a distinct possibility.

This afternoon’s 2-0 triumph over QPR added yet another clean sheet to Jonny Evans’ recent tally. That’s five in a row now for Evans as United’s defence continues to prove profitable for Fantasy managers. A trip to Wigan should hold no fear for Sir Alex Ferguson’s side and with the Latics scoring just four times in the last six at the DW, Evan’s looks likely to pick up the points yet again.

With just a single goal conceded in their last five at Goodison, Everton’s recent home form has proven to be particularly reliable. No surprise, then, to see us give Leighton Baines the nod ahead of a home clash against Sunderland. While the Black Cats have produced the goods at home, they have failed to score in three of their last six on the road and, with set-piece and penalty duties also capable of boosting the left-back’s returns, Baines’ owners will be confident going into tomorrow afternoon’s match.

A home game with West Brom brings Vincent Kompany into this Gameweek’s line-up. City will clearly be devastated after today’s result but their Etihad form is unlikely to be troubled by Roy Hodgson’s side; the Baggies have netted just once in their last three on the road and looks set to afford City the perfect pick-me-up in light of their Emirates defeat.

With Steven Pienaar cup-tied for Everton’s semi-final with Liverpool, the South African looks certain to turn out in Monday’s Goodison encounter with Sunderland. Pienaar has shone in recent weeks, notching back-to-back assists in Everton’s last two league outings. The Black Cats will provide stern opposition for David Moyes’ men but we feel Pienaar could be the key figure, particularly if the Everton boss rests striker Nikica Jelavic ahead of the weekend meet with Liverpool.

Having scored in his last two league outings, Theo Walcott drew a blank in the 1-0 win over City but nonetheless remains pivotal as the Gunners look to seal third place. Like so many midfielders in the Gameweek, Walcott could suffer from rotation for the trip to Wolves on Wednesday but with Arsenal playing their Gameweek 34 fixture next Monday, there’s every chance that Walcott will be given another opportunity to add to his recent goal tally when Arsenal pay visit to the basement club.

Gylfi Sigurdsson is a must for a Swansea away day. Having scored all six of his league goals on the road, the graceful Icelander remains a top Fantasy target for the Swans’ visit to Loftus Road. Sigurdsson maintained his recent form with another display bristling with goal threat in Friday’s defeat to Newcastle and, despite drawing a blank, showed enough for us to back him to keep his start for the R’s clash and provide the cutting edge for Brendan Rodgers’ side.

Clint Dempsey’s brace at Bolton will have frustrated many Fantasy managers, having previously provided such disappointment on the road. Shifted to a striker’s role in the absence of ankle injury victim Pavel Pogrebnyak, Dempsey’s two strikes proved devastating and take him into the local derby with Chelsea brimming with confidence. With Pogrebnyak still struggling to overcome his knock, Dempsey looks set to lead the line and the threat for Martin Jol’s side in Monday’s clash.

Bolton’s visit to the Sports Direct Arena hands Papiss Cisse another chance to plunder the Fantasy points. The Newcastle forward’s incredible run of six goals in the last three games has Fantasy managers queuing up in their thousands to get in on the action – a price rise of 0.8 since Gameweek 30 is indicative of the show of faith. With the Magpies gunning for their fifth straight win, Owen Coyle’s side have an unenviable task ahead tomorrow, given Cisse’s irresistible form.

When you’ve gone four games without a goal, the best possible remedy is a showdown with Wolves. Robin Van Persie and on-form Arsenal now roll up to Molineux and, with the midlands outfit shipping an average of three goals per game since Terry Connor’s installation, the Gunners skipper is surely set to profit once again on Wednesday evening.

Wayne Rooney’s trip to Wigan is impossible to overlook. While Cisse has been lauded for his form, the United forward has been almost as reliable, notching nine times in his last nine games as the champions edge ever-closer to retaining their title. With an eight-point gap now established at the top, Sir Alex Ferguson will be determined to go for goals once again – United have averaged three goals per game over their last five away fixtures and the Latics are likely to afford them plenty chances for further attacking returns.

While Peter Crouch is doing all he can to squeeze his lofty frame onto England’s Euro 2012 plane, Stoke have scored just two goals in their last six away league outings. With that in mind, and having seen Villa defend like lions at Anfield, we’ve opted for James Collins for the defensive role on the bench. Always a magnet for impressive performance statistics, Collins will be integral to keeping Stoke at arms length on Monday night.

QPR’s Adel Taarabt claims the place on our bench for the midfield role. The Moroccan has come to the fore in recent home matches and with Djibril Cisse still suspended, Mark Hughes will likely look to Taarabt to lend his influence to QPR’s ailing attack as they scrap for points against Swansea.

Steve Kean shifted Junior Hoilett back out to the flank for the trip to the Hawthorns and duly saw his side slip to defeat. With Liverpool due at Ewood Park on Tuesday, Kean will surely look to renew Hoilett’s partnership with Yakubu against a Liverpool side with just one clean sheet in their last eight. Both Hoilett and Yakubu offer value, then, but we prefer the trickery and FPL price tag of the influential Hoilett for our bench role.

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  1. som3awy
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    Terrible shots 😀

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    1. An Púca
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      pressure must be unbearable

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      1. som3awy
        • 15 Years
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        yea

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  2. keotes
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Who to bench?

    Walcott, Dempsey, Valencia, Bale, Siggy,
    RVP, Cisse, Rooney

    Cheers...

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    1. som3awy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Siggy

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    2. सनकी
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      tough choice 🙁 id say bale.

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      1. keotes
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        If bale plays, there is probably a good chance he'll lap it up... may just include him and Siggy can rotate on if Bale is rested...

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    3. An Púca
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Siggy or Valencia...

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    4. Podge
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Dempsey, what could possibly go wrong 😉

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      1. keotes
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Bad joke... I actually benched him this GW for walcott!!!!

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    5. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Similar team to me except i have sess instead of bale.

      im benching sess, and suggest u bench bale, prob wont start anyway

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    6. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Bale is a doubt so perhaps he is your man. Bastard of a choice.

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      1. keotes
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        If he plays though, I'll be kicking myself for not playing him... hum... guess I'll have to play Bale and if anyone doesn't play Siggy comes on...

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    7. happy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Play Bale with Siggy as first sub.

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      1. keotes
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I think ur right... if Bale doesn't play then i have a super sub

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    8. keotes
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Btw... anytime goal scorer odds confirms it too... Siggy to bench:

      0.533333333 R Van Persie
      0.666666667 W Rooney
      0.833333333 P Cisse
      1 G Bale
      1.4 T Walcott
      2 C Dempsey
      2.1 A Valencia
      2.75 G Sigurdsson

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  3. Funcan Derguson
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Who to Bench?

    Distin (Home to Sunderland)

    or

    Assou Ekotto (Home to Norwich)

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Distin.

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    2. An Púca
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Distin

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    3. happy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Distin

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    4. Funcan Derguson
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Thanks lads

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  4. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    I Backed Phil each way yesterday paying 1/4 for 4 places. He finished tied 3rd but I think 6th due to break of tie. Does anyone know if they pay out for tied 3rd or am i screwed? I think I’m screwed

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      He's joint 3rd 4th 5th and 6th so u get paid half your Stake at 1/4 Odds

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      1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Good man cheers dude. Pretty gutted he couldn't pull it off

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    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      He's paid out on.

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  5. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Repost:

    Schwarzer
    Evans | Vermaelen | Simpson
    Bale | Valencia | Walcott | Siggy
    RVP(c) | Cisse(vc) | Rooney

    Mignolet | Miyaichi | Caulker | Enrique

    Not sure whether to play Schwarzer home to Chelsea or Mignolet away to Everton, any thoughts?

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    1. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Replied on the last page 🙂

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Nice one, saw it, thought my post had been lost!

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    2. Flycroft
      • 15 Years
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      schwarzer for me. chelsea are still struggling (2 offside goals against wigan only reason they didnt draw a blank), and fulham are decent at home. everton are bang in form and are upsetting everyone atm, jelavic in form too

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    3. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'd lean toward Mignolet as Everton don't tend to score many. Distracted by Bubba's shot there 😛

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks gents!

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  6. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Louis is still ahead this hole. Bubba has to chip out.

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Just needs to put it on the green

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  7. Benteke Fried Chicken
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    midfield is:-
    demps, siggy, mcclean, young, bale

    with bale doubtful, and young a rotation risk...thinking of doing this for a 4 point hit, worth it?

    bale -> walcott
    young -> valencia

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    1. An Púca
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      wait and see if Valencia plays....he looked tired to me today

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    2. सनकी
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      do Valencia first incase his price increases. would wait more on Bale tho.

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    3. Benteke Fried Chicken
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Just done these for a 4 point hit

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  8. Just One More Thing
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Lost on last page.....trying to keep an eye on the golf myself....

    Big 4 point hit coming up: Bale > Walcott; Yaya > Siggy; Graham > Cisse. Bugger it. Or just do the last two. Thoughts?

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    1. happy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Last 2, Bale may play.

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    2. dierstraights
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      cisse seems like a sideways sub to me because he has no game next week which will potentially leave you needing more hits to field 11

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  9. XVIVX
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    bottom of last page:

    just want to make sure my line up for this gw, because i messed up big time this gw benching dempsey, schwarzer and kelly… so to prevent that from happening again, i would appreciate your input:

    vorm
    evans, cahill, verm
    bale (doubtful), valencia, sig, walcott
    rvp(c), rooney(vc), cisse
    bench: schwarzer, sess, caulker, kelly

    anything you would change?

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    1. happy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      not keen on Chelsea at Fulham, play Caulker instead ?

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      1. XVIVX
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        ya? could pay off, but i see both sides conceding, and cahill has that aerial goal threat. ill think about it, but thx for your input

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  10. adp1113
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Hey guys, I need urgent help with regards to Bale, havent read previous posts so excuse me if my q already answered... What are the chances of Bale playing next game?

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    1. happy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      60/50

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    2. Flycroft
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      nobody knows. my take on it is if he's going to play he will start, so if you're holding onto him play him and pick your first sub wisely. there dont seem to be many great options to replace him with so transferring him out is a big risk with his fixtures

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      1. adp1113
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        if bale doesnt play i get surman on, thts from a big point hitter to a scumby 2 pter... im all confused

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  11. som3awy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Both to bogey

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  12. MCM
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Louis has to win this, Bubbs can't really come back.

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      ANYTHING can happen!!!

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      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Like that

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        1. MCM
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          +1

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    2. MCM
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I eat my words.

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  13. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Unbelievable pressure on these two. What can Bubba do?

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    1. happy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Hook it ?

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Wow!

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    3. Podge
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Stitch it 😉

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  14. viewoftheland
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Wow. Left 35 points on my bench this week. Dempsey, Krul, Verm and Kelly. Anyone ever had worse?

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      ask Doos

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    2. gledy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      dosra had the same bench, only Ridgewell (14) instead of Verm 😀

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      1. viewoftheland
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Ouch. Poor guy.

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  15. waltres
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    The question is- do I stick with RvP or go with Rooney?! Toughie...

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  16. llamaZA
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Captain Cisse (over Rooney and RvP)?

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      only if chasing

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      1. llamaZA
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I am, not much behind me and about 20 behind first

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    2. सनकी
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      RVP is hard to ignore. 🙁

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  17. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    What a shot from Bubba!!

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    1. the axolotl
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      now that was a thing of beauty, worthy of winning a major

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  18. som3awy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    One hell of a shot. Amazing.

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  19. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    THAT WAS INSANE

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  20. bmb100
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Wow sensational shot Bubba.

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  21. Merlinho
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    What a shot Bubba!!!

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  22. fitzy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Man U have won wigan at least by 3 goals in the last 12 matches they have played. Why wouldn't anyone capt rooney?

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    1. the axolotl
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      playing deep in away matches

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    2. som3awy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      RVP's playing Wolves.

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    3. happy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      rotation risk/playing deeper away from home.

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    4. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      because Rooney has been playing deep recently

      Plus RvP has Wolves. Wigan are crap, but they are better than Wolves

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      1. सनकी
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        +21

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    5. Podge
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      He just looks so deep, I honestly thought he had no chance bar a peno today.

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  23. KickIt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Nice shot!!!!

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  24. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Milanista, you still about dude?

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        shall we rise and fall together on Kolarov then?

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        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Yes. When he starts midweek or Saturday, get your 8) ready.

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          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            then tell me when you have done it.

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            1. Mílanista
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 11 months ago

              Will post when done. Will be tomorrow morning just in case anything comes up.

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              1. JK - Cønt ⭐
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 11 months ago

                will have a look in the morning then

                Will do it before I leave for work.

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  25. Fudge
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Skrtel -> Verm

    or

    Bale -> Walcott

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  26. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Where's the fat lady?

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      She's gone to bed will I call her ?

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  27. Drip Doctor
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    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Bench one, Vermaelen, Richards, Evans, Kaboul?

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    1. Just One More Thing
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Richards

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  28. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Ffs...
    Backed Louis at 80-1 before the tournament started. Each way gives me something but this is doing my head in

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Got a fantastic ride for your money dude. TRY and enjoy 🙂

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  29. happy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    C'mon Louis.

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  30. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Looks like game over now!

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      MUST hold it

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