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9 May 2012 1511 comments
Granville Granville
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Reluctantly creeping back into the studio, tail protruding between my weary legs, I cut a forlorn figure for the return of the ScoutCast. Nevertheless, after a two-week break, I brave another half-hour of bile and banter with host Mark to bring the curtain down on my season to forget.

The Samaritans listening needn’t be concerned. I was smiling by the end, if only to see Mark almost on his knees begging me to rethink any plans of Fantasy Football retirement. The very idea.

In between my whining, we give the season a post-mortem, speculate on next season’s prices and assess the tussle at the top of the FPL with another Scout winner still a possibility.

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  1. GTJERSEY
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    I am top 1500 overall and lead my mini league by 75 pts. If I was to make as many changes to the following team (i.e. play a WC), what would they be?

    Krul

    Walker Kompany Vermaalen

    Bale Dempsey Moses Yaya

    RVP Aguero Cisse

    Subs: Vorm/Ben Arfa/Kelly/Shotton

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      a what, a what and a what what?

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      1. GTJERSEY
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        :-))

        I was just thinking it would be fun to take some of the points margin and turn it into transfers....

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    2. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Ah me ol' favourite "Here's me rank" intro.

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      1. GTJERSEY
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Apologies for that, just wanted to give a flavour as only looking to take the proverbial out of mates at the final fence by taking hits to draft in this week's favourites...

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        1. Holy See
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Have a look at the scout picks Friday evenin, pick 2 or 3 of them that appeal. Team is good to go, just get a good rank and show that off instead. Unintentionally that is! 😉

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          1. Holy See
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 8 months ago

            Games on Sunday, so Picks out Sat so I guess.

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    3. andrewe62
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Are you open to advice from people in the top 1.000000 or are you only interested in advice from people who are 'considerably beter placed than yaoou', Only you haven't specified -

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  2. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Can someone pls help me sort out my team for the final gameweek? I’m 128k now and I want to get as close to the top 100k as possible.

    Mignolet
    Rangel Turner Verm
    Siggy Bale Pienaar Valencia
    Jelavic Rvp Cisse

    Subs: Schwazrer Dempsey Evans Simpson

    4.6m in the bank, 1 FT

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    1. McSauce
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      dempsey starting ahead of bale! bale could be playing LB.

      Also potentially cisse for ageuro and captain aguero!! tough to get rid of cisse but last game week and unless u trying to win league if u just chasing the 100k mark you need to have aguero captain this week i think!

      Also i fancy moses v wolves

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    2. Lewis - Sky Pod
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Play Dempsey for a start.

      Get Aguero in for Cisse, or Jelavic and downgrade Valencia

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      1. McSauce
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        i agree moses in for valencia and jelavic for aguero (c)!! -4

        and start dempsey

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  3. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Doosra or anyone else interested in Euro 2012…

    An assist is awarded when the goalscorer receives the ball directly from a team-mate (including the goalkeeper) and scores without having to take the ball past an opponent.

    Might be tricky getting an assist then dont you think?

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Not that tricky, but they'll be less assists by far.

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    2. KickIt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Assuming 'past an opponent' means the goalscorer has to dribble around a defender it sort of makes sense. Tap ins and volleys would still count but prevents a midfield pass followed by an amazing pitch long run providing an assist to the original passer.

      Still would be a good idea to have a summary of these Euro rules!

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  4. Lewis - Sky Pod
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Howard

    Caulker Enrique Huth

    Siggy VDV Dempsey xxx

    xxx Aguero RVP

    A. Jelavic and Bale - no hit.

    B. Rooney and Maloney - 4 points. ?

    Leaning towards B myself as my H2H will most likely keep Rooney.

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  5. The Rock
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Bogdan
    Terry, Kaboul, Caulker
    Bale, VDV, Dempsey, Pienaar
    Cisse, Jejavic, RVP

    Mingolet, Ben Arfa, Evans, Wheater

    2 free transfers and 0.7 in the bank. Any thoughts?

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    1. Indalo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe downgrade Dempsey and get in Aguero for Cisse?

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    2. Lewis - Sky Pod
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Bale - Moses

      Cisse/Jelavic - Aguero

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    3. The Rock
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Was thinking along those lines too, Thanks!

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  6. Holy See
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Brum Brum! We have take off!

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    1. beric
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      🙂

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  7. Spike âš½ï¸
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Birmingham level on the night. Great come back. Need 1 more goal to take it to extra time

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    1. beric
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Great game!

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    2. Smarty Pants
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Good old Blackpool! you expect things like that to happen when they play

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  8. beric
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    DAVIS!!!!

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    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      davies...

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  9. Sickboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    After the advice from previous post replies I’m thinking of going with the following for the last week:-

    Bogdan
    Jags/Walker/Verm
    Siggy/Pienaar/Moses/Bale
    RVP/Aguero/Rooney.

    Subs – Minge/Williams(swa)/Simpson/Valencia

    Any suggestions for improvement? Thanks in advance.

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    1. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Very nice. Bar Bogman. Might get ya a pen save 😉

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  10. beric
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Still 20 minutes (ish) left. Keep right On Blues.

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  11. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Two questions;

    A) Cisse or Jelavic âž¡ Aguero

    B) Bale or Valencia âž¡ Moses

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    1. Spike âš½ï¸
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      A imo

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    2. Shaps
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Cisse Aguero

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  12. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Nasri or Silva for Man City MF Coverage

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    1. Mickeyjohn
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      i was thinking the same but dont know yet!

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    2. Shaps
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Silva's more of a safe bet, Nasri potentially could get more if he plays up with yaya

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  13. Sleep Talk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Good evening!
    Just got in. How has the two matches of the day been?

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    1. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Oh! Just switched on the Europa-final and Atletico scores! 😀

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      1. oomzee
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Leave it on for the talk at the end. All three of the goals have been sublime.

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  14. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Didn't phrase it well last time:

    Firstly, out of Cisse and Jelavic which should I sell for Aguero?

    Secondly, out of Valencia and Bale which should I sell for Moses or someone else?

    🙂

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      1. Toss a Coin

      2. Bale

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    2. Shaps
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Cisse out
      Bale

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  15. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    One freebie and nothing in the bank.

    Sorenson
    Verm, Turner, Caulker
    Tony V, Bale, VDV, Maloney
    RVP, Rooney, Jelavic

    Subs: Vorm, Dempsey, Evans(Inj), Simpson(Inj)

    What to do?

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    1. Indalo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Rooney to Aguero?

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Thats the way I have to go too.

        Not enough cash to do Jelavic to Aguero unless I get rid of either VdV or Dempsey but then only for a £6m mid.

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      It's horrible isn't it Parm... to many choices!

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Demps > Nas/Silva & bench Tony or Maloney if you don't want to take a hit.

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      2. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Yep.

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  16. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    I remember watching Diego play for Werder Bremen. He's always been an incredibly good player! World class.

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    1. Le Bluff
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Is that Brazilian player? I don't know anything about him, but he's rated quite highly on Fifa '12!

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      1. Sleep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I remember him being quite the quality player on one of the old CM/FM-games as well. Him and Robinho from Santos always ended up in the top European clubs.

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  17. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    At least Fulham brought Atletico to extra-time. How did United get outclassed twice by Bilbao?

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  18. DVassell
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    How is my Euro team looking?

    Cech Given

    Boateng M.Olsson Debuchy Abate Strinic

    Inesta Xavi Shirokov Ozil Eriksen

    Ibrahimovic Jelavic CR7

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    1. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      pretty awesome! though id downgrade ozil to kroos and upgrade erikssen, abate or strinic personally

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      1. Muniains Tears
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Don't know how expensive Strinic is, but i doubt he is a good pick at any price. He's not really secured at left back and the Croatian defense is awful without him and even worse with him.

        New here btw, had to register when i saw STRINIC pop up.

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  19. 4vets
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Stragely enough, I just beat my son (Chelsea) 4-1 on FIFA 12. I was Liverpool 🙂

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Obviously. How our children suffer. 😉

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        We're both useless at it. He will get better. I won't.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          So YOU say ... 😛

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          1. 4vets
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 8 months ago

            At my age, I KNOW 😉

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 8 months ago

              The young, sprightly Florivetti? Well ... 😉

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              1. 4vets
                • 15 Years
                13 years, 8 months ago

                Those were the days....

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                  1. 4vets
                    • 15 Years
                    13 years, 8 months ago

                    Now that's a childhood memory! 🙂

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                  2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    13 years, 8 months ago

                    For me too ... bit older, though! 😉

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  20. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Is there away goals in the play-offs?

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    1. Cruicky
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      No.

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  21. Spike âš½ï¸
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Unlucky Brum but a good fight back

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    1. beric
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, good effort in the second half. Shouldn't have conceded that first goal. Next year, next year...

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  22. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Llorente is not as good as he is cracked up to be! 😕

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    1. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      +1 glad i saw that game now. muller in llorente out

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Did not run the channels. Feck me!

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        1. Mull
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Spain will give him better service than the Bilbao side can though.

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 8 months ago

            Hmmm. It is him that I am worried about ...

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    2. Goose
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      WUM?

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Nope.

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    3. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Care to elaborate on this?

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        See above.

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  23. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Best player to replace Bale with? I've 10.0 to spend and I already have Siggy, Valencia, Dempsey and Pienaar

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    1. Denis Tueart on the wing
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      why?

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  24. Sleep Talk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Okay, last GW of the season and what a season it's been!
    My first using FFS, and it's helped a lot! By far my best rank since I started playing. And what a fantastic community we have in these comments, can barely go a day without popping by to see what people have written. Thank you FFS! 😀

    I don't have many transfers planned for Sunday. Will keep my goalkeepers, defenders and forwards as they are, but I'm thinking of a final change in my midfield line.

    1) Dempsey -> City/Chelsea-midfielder. Have been thinking about both Silva, Nasri, Yaya, A.Johnson, Mata or Ramires. But after yesterdays match I think I might totally avoid Chelsea-players. A. Johnson would be a fun differential if he started.

    2) Keep Dempsey, but do Bale -> VdV for the heck of it...

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I'd consider Bale > Nas/Silva as, like me, you already have Ade.

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      1. Sleep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, might do Bale instead of Dempsey actually.
        Still regretting going for Adebayor over Cisse? We've sure missed out on a lot of points there.. 😛

        Wonderful scenes in Bucharest, some really sad faces as well though..

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          I have both Cisse and Ade and have no idea what to do. I feel I have to go with the home teams this week... but who???

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            1. 4vets
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 8 months ago

              Just stop this now! 😉

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              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                13 years, 8 months ago

                Alan Price FTW!!! 😀

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            2. Sleep Talk
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 8 months ago

              I have to start bookmarking all these videos you keep posting. Wonderful, musical gems. 😉

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          1. Sleep Talk
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 8 months ago

            Ah! You got him in in the end? I just couldn't get myself to get rid of RvP or Rooney, paid the price, but they'll hopefully pay me back this final round. 😉

            ENR beat me good in the CL-semi-final, but planning on beating ColeHole for the 3rd place after losing both the matches against him in the group stages. 😉

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  25. Jax
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    west ham deserve to go up. they finished 3rd.

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  26. Holy See
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Sorry for the poor Birmingham fans, now can Fat Sam squeeze past the narrow Holloway?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      You better believe it!!! 🙂

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      1. Holy See
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Best of luck to the Hammers Doos! Tricky final now, could go either way, 50/50 etc. Always a great game the play off final tho.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Cheers, mate! I will carry that close. I am going ... 🙂

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    2. Bolt-on
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Love holly

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  27. beric
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Gutted. Now we lose all our loan players and Chris Hughton. Its tough to be a Bluenose.

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Why would you lose Hughton?

      Redmond should come on leaps and bounds for you next season. Marlon King is crap though. All he does is run offside.

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      1. beric
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Even if Marlon king was awesome, I don't want scum like him in my club. Heard quite a few rumours of Hughtons departure, he might stay, he might not, but I always expect the worst.

        You're welcome to have Ramage back whenever you want though 😉

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          You may gladly keep 'Rambo'.

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  28. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Not really all clued up on certain teams/players for Euro 2012.

    What does this look like?

    Szczesny, Given
    Kadlec, terry, Abate, Evra, M.Olsson
    Ozil, Schneider, Larsson, Young, Shirokov
    Robben, Jelavic, Lewandowski.

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    1. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Well done. Have you been paying a lot of attention to the early phases of the tournament?

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      1. Sleep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I thought about putting in a team myself early one, but decided against it due to the vast amount of different teams and players.. 😛

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Nope! 😀

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  29. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    There's no one from the Blackpool team that catches my eye for next season. I liked the look of Zigic... Aw well Reading and Southampton have good prospects 🙂

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    1. beric
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Is that sarcastic about Zigic?!? He's awful. Today was a really good day for him.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I regret to say - this is probably true.

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    2. Jukesy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Matt Phillips, might be classed a MF, or Tom Ince. That's it really

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