Dugout Discussion

Sunday Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion opens this afternoon, hoping for a similar goal glut witnessed in yesterday’s edition. We’ve two games to pour over, with all four clubs with something to play for. Later we’ll be at White Hart Lane where Tottenham continue to chase Champions League qualification against relegation fighting Blackburn. Before that there’s a West London derby at Stamford Bridge, between Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers…

Chelsea XI: Cech, Ferreira, Bosingwa, Terry, Cole, Mata, Essien, Lampard, Sturridge, Torres, Kalou.

QPR: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Mackie, Barton, Derry, Buzsaky, Cisse, Zamora.

As expected, Roberto Di Matteo has tinkered with his line-up ahead of of a huge night in Munich, but somewhat surprisingly there are still starts for the likes of Juan Mata and Frank Lampard.

The visitors name an attacking line-up, with Djibril Cisse partnering Bobby Zamora up front.

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  1. Hazard267
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 hours ago

    Ive been building up to this double gwk hoping it would be my chance to gain ground sadley not what a bad season

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    1. Nopli
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 hours ago

      Why, what happened? 🙄

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  2. Phaze 1
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 hours ago

    Meh seems all the points hits worked for you guys. Dunno why I thought going without jelly, Peanut or any chelsea cover wouldn't be a disaster....

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    1. gislih09
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      howard - walker-McAuley-Simpson - Sigurdsson-Pienaar-Bale-VDV - Torres(C) - Jelavic - RVP

      Currently on 98 points, with the Everton trio(Howard, Pienaar, Jelavic) playing Stoke, the Tottenham trio(Walker, Bale, VDV) playing Bolton and Torres playing Newcastle, how high do you think I could go?

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      1. Phaze 1
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        Maybe if you linked your team people would be able to answer you.... I'd lay odds your ranked lower than 50k

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    2. McEwan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Your single gw players had decent fixtures. At least one team in the dgw was going to flop. Looks like being Newcastle, could easy have been Everton or Chelsea. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Don't beat yourself up to much

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      1. Phaze 1
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        Yeah no one coulda seen These crazy score this gameweek but I prob shoulda done a better job of covering the heavy hitters this week. As you say Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

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    3. ★FC Borecelona★
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Chin-up mate. At least get one of Pienaar/Jelly for Wolves

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      1. Phaze 1
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        Thanks sir. Defo thinking about Peanut for next week

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  3. सनकी
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 hours ago

    62 pts now pre bonus,

    Jel(C)
    Pienaar
    VDV
    Terry
    Cisse
    Dempsey
    Krul
    Simpson

    any chance of a 100 points ?

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      yep.

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    2. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Your on about 75 after bonus so yes.

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    3. Nopli
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      62+ 6(jelly Bps)+ 2(pienar Bps)+2(VDV BPs)+1(terry Bps)=73
      Still you have 8 players to play. If u get a minimum of 18 points from 8 players that makes it 91 points. Very much possible even if anyone of your players scores a single goal. 🙂

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      1. सनकी
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        cheers lads 😀

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    4. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      You need less than 30 points after baps from those players. Unless you have a shocker in midweek you will definitely pass 100.

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  4. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 hours ago

    Any news on Kelly for Tuesday! If he doesn't play then I have Moses' 13+ points coming off the bench!!

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Could be fit in time, I'd be worried.

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  5. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 hours ago

    So with Tevez's hat trick tomorrow night and VDV, Krul, Dempsey, Cisse(c), Pienaar still to play, is there any chance of me making it past 70?

    Currently on 40. 🙁

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    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Doubt it pal!

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        Ah well, this week was about ''damage limitation'' more than anything.

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    2. Declan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      slim

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    3. Touré De Force
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Similiar boat buddy, but pretty happy to have Tevez and Kompany to come tomorrow night AND the 2 gw's after, which might be key imo. Chin up.

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    4. Eden Eden
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      krul 2 points
      VDV maybe a goal
      Dempsey nothing
      Cisse goal
      Pienaar assist

      Maybe with bps you will make it

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  6. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    Whose looking at getting in Moses now after that Blackburn performance?

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    1. Bad Pen
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      I was already, but am taking it more seriously now.

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    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Nailed on.

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    3. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Have been planning to get him for the last 2 for weeks. This weekend just makes me more certain of it.

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    4. McEwan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      I'm going for Maloney instead

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      1. Locarno
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        Those are the two I'm looking at. Might go with Maloney, looking at your rank.

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        1. McEwan
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 2 hours ago

          Been right lucky!

          Maloney used to infuriate me at Celtic! But I'm glad he is doing well, so hopefully get me some points along the way!

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  7. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    Was quite worried my 16 point hit could do some major damage to my rank. Good thing I got Terry, Walker, Pienaar, VDV and Jelavic in. Can't believe how well it's gone with 90 minutes still to come.

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    1. Hazard267
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Nice for some :L i just choose the wrong players

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    2. Declan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      well done.

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    3. AMygg
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Yeah, I chose the right players, but Cisse as captain. Still, I've got 60 points with him as a captain so far, so I can't complain really. And you never know, he could easily bag a goal or two against Chelsea.

      I still stand by Cisse as my choice: I bought in Jelly and Pienaar, and felt that captaining Jelly would be a step too far in my faith in Everton. VdV had good fixtures, but pretty awful form. I didn't really expect Wigan to keep their form going against Newcastle, but I guess I was wrong there. Oh well, win some lose some.

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      1. Shipstontrev
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        Wel that made me feel better about captaining Cisse. Thanks.

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      2. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        I've got Cisse(c) as well. If his crap namesake can score against Chelsea, imagine what he can do midweek 😉

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  8. sotothemightygreek
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    75 from the scout picks already without a captain! Mighty stuff.

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      +75

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  9. Abominable Snowy84
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    So if Kelly and Skrtel dont play in the week Jevan and Kompany come on! 4-4 draw would give me 0pts defense wise 😛

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      I have a total of 3 😀

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      I got 1 point from Krul and Shotton yesterday. 20+baps from Walker and Terry today.

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    3. Top Heavy
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      I currently have zero incl. my goalie..

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  10. Abominable Snowy84
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    Link to Walkers freekick?

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      1. Locarno
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        The look on Dunn's face. 🙂 "Cheers, Kyle - kick us while we're down!"

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    2. Abominable Snowy84
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Thanks lads.

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  11. Eden Eden
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    End of season predictions everyone?
    mine is:
    Arsenal
    Newcastle
    Spurs
    Chelsea

    Chelsea not winning CL

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    1. Cruicky
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Newcastle.

      Newcastle - CHE(A), MC(H), EVE(A). Ouch.

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      1. Eden Eden
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        MCI will have lost the league by then imo, Im optimistic about them vs chelsea, and everton then wont matter

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    2. Declan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Arsenal
      Spurs
      Chelsea
      Toon

      I hope Chelsea win the CL

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    3. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      The only surprise about RvP's prediction is that you haven't got Everton 6th and Chelski banned from Europe! 😉

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    4. Locarno
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      No way are Arsenal, Newcastle, Spurs and Chelsea all going to pass United and Citeh...

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  12. unoaime
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    Woah. A person in another ML i'm in but not been paying much attention too is ranked 6,000th, had a WC to use but didn't. Perhaps he's forgot he has one?

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  13. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    None a 'Bendtner' today, went from 26 to 52 😀

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      😆

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    2. Nopli
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Went from 50 to 73 🙂

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    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      *done

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  14. Top Heavy
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    16 points from VdV..have to be happy with that at this stage. Ade never looked like scoring unfortunately though

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  15. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    well I was about to come on and moan about main rival's sheer jaminess at an 8 point hit to get in Terry and Walker. Yet, have just looked and we are both on 53. VdV (c) to the rescue

    I have De Gea, Jagielka, VdV (c), Bale, Dempsey, Cisse and Jelavic

    He has Yaya, Valencia, Rooney, Walker, Terry, Barfa, Jelavic (c)

    I have a 35 point lead. Think I may actually be ok.

    On another note guy in my Ml has taken 4 striker punts this season

    1st - Yakubu before Swans at home (scored 4)

    2nd Pog before Stoke (scored 5 in 3)

    3rd Cisse before Norwich (scored 9 in 7)

    4th Torres before Arsenal (hat-trick today)

    If only the rest of his team could match that

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Hey! I also brought in Terry and Walker, nothing jammy about it! 😀

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        the difference is you know what you're doing, he just picks random players half the time. He only knew about BAE becuause I had him, and he only saw Walker because he went looking at Tottenham when he took BAE out. He didn't even know who Cabaye plays for. Ok it doesn't take a genius to think of Chelsea DGW and go Terry, but pretty much every other player he buys he copies from someone else.

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        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 2 hours ago

          Unless it's Baines or Verm, I generally think getting a goal from a defender the first game you bring them in for is extremely lucky. I did actually call it the other day that Terry would score (always does after his mishaps) but feel pretty jammy about Walkers deflected free kick 🙂

          I'm also suffering from a jammy rival, he got a Chelsea clean sheet today 😡

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          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 2 hours ago

            oh who did he have that got subbed?

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            1. Mílanista
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 2 hours ago

              Bosingwa. Rivals been so lucky this season I knew my Terry CS was doomed when Bos went off. 2 minutes later and it was gone.

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  16. ttucker
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    Im betting Mata is denied at least one of those additional two assists. Agree or Disagree?

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    1. Eden Eden
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      he wont get either imo

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      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        What's this about? Additional, or losing currently claimed assists?

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        1. ttucker
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 2 hours ago

          Not the ones he's already been awarded. The two additional ones that are being considered.

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  17. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    BenArfa or Siggy out for Moses this week?

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  18. Lrf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    How did Ade play today? Badly needed him to get something..

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    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Anonymous

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    2. Declan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      He was involved, but never looked like scoring 🙁

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  19. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    So following my post on my theory on taking points hits this week would likely be very beneficial, I took a 12pt hit to bring the following players

    Jelavic, Mata, VDV, Walker, Hibbert.

    The above have already scored me 45 points plus any bonus & an still a further game. Also Jelavic is my captain pick but I have not factored in those extra points.

    The players I took out scored 11 points plus the 12 point hit leaving me with a profit already of 22 points plus any bonus and whatever they score from their next games so a VERY healthy profit.

    Also a key part of my theory is that it has set my team up well for the next two GW's too.

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  20. Henry Hill
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    What was Gary Lineker up to last night trying to mock Wenger, what a muppet. He would never do that to Ferguson anyway.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W36thFaOxVg

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Clown

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    2. unoaime
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      He's a Tottenham fan, of course he's gonna take the piss out of Arsenal.

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    3. Smarty Pants
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      I giggled 🙂
      Thought it was very funny and good placed when I watched the MOTD.

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  21. ★FC Borecelona★
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    Everyone's posting scores of 60, 70 and 80. I'm on 55(-8) and I'm still pretty pleased with it

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    1. unoaime
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      I got 71 and not sure i'm pleased, even though i know i should be. Getting rid of Pienaar and Walker last minute on my WC wasn't exactly the smartest thing to do.

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      nice, some ppl postin one too many times tho imo, we get it you got a good score

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      1. Locarno
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        Not sure what - *cough* Nopli *cough* - you're getting at.

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        1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 2 hours ago

          😉 and the rest

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    3. jimnastics
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Only people with good scores generally bother posting. I've only got 49pts, but I'm 25th in the world, so swings and roundabouts.

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        nice i'm on 67 points and i'm 24th in the world

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        1. jimnastics
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 2 hours ago

          I don't gave to lie about my overall rank though, I'm actually just better than you.

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  22. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    scout picks not doing too bad his week

    Only failures are Huth, Siggy, Cisse and Dempsey and 3 of them have another shot.

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    1. Eden Eden
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      scout is on 75 points so far, with no captain and 10 dgw players

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    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Siggy getting an assist isn't a total fail IMO. I always thought Huth was a bad pick and Dempsey gets to play the Liverpool reserves. Cisse could swing either way for me.

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    3. The buck stops with me
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Siggy was not a failure.
      Get your facts right, he got an assist. How is that a failure? Explain.
      Just cause it was a high scoring game week a lot of midfielders got good points but by no means was he a failure. Take it back Jkisthe

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        Ok I take hat baxck as I own Siggy, but I suppose the reason I felt it was a failure is down to the returns he's given us in the past.

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    4. Nopli
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Scouts have a done a remarkable job this week!!

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    5. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Cisse huth Dempsey have a match to play

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        I did say that

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  23. Eden Eden
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    Maybe im a bit early on this one, but i just noticed i have 10.8 million in the bank
    Bogdan Mignolet
    Caulker Gibbs Evans Hibbert Huth
    Miyaichi Pienaar Valencia Siggy VDV
    Ade RVP Jelly

    Which areas need the most urgent help? i think ade and miyaichi, so any suggestions for the final two weeks?

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    1. McEwan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Are to Rooney

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      1. McEwan
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 hours ago

        Ade*

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  24. HazardThiago
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    I had 11 points this morning and now I have 51, thank you mata and Vdv and walker 😀

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    1. Nopli
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      WOW 🙂 A guy here was on -3 yesterday but today had 44.... 🙂

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  25. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    Weh hey

    74 points with 10 to go 8)

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  26. Hazard267
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    My transfers were for a 8 point

    Mclean, Rvp, Bae -OUT, Jaginelka, Jelavic, VDV

    wish i had done this i thought about a few of these

    Bae, Aguero, RVP - OUT, Torres, Walker, Jelavic(did that)

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  27. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    anyone else LOVING this gameweek?

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    1. Nopli
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Yehhh! Definitely the best !!

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      not until the fat lady sings dan 😉

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    3. McEwan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Hell yeah! Got some nice points coming off the bench at the end of the gw as well!

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    4. oomzee
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      yes

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  28. Top Heavy
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    Should I get a keeper to replace Mignolet? Lindegaard is my other keeper 🙁

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    1. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Yes

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  29. Touré De Force
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    Now with that out of the way, talk can focus on the real business this week, the Manchester Derby....

    COME ON CITEH!!!!

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      Good Luck, I hope you win it.

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  30. Abominable Snowy84
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 hours ago

    Thanks to the lads who posted Walkers freekick.
    Lost connection then.

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 hours ago

      no probs

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