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The ScoutCast – Episode Seventy Eight – United

16 August 2012 4984 comments
Mark Mark
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Back for a new season, with “sailing fan” Granville now woken from his Olympic dream, we return for another podcast after a three-month hiatus.

While some of the regulars are shelved this week, we talk over the Sky Sports Game, welcome new Fantasy Football double act “Fenners & Merse” and start the clear up after Robin Van Persie kicked over the applecart.

The episode is underpinned by a new concept – the idea that Granville and I can join forces and actually be effective. The premise is we pick a ScoutCast XI and cross our beams to co-manage it over the season, arguing the toss in every ScoutCast episode on transfers and substitutions. The aim is harmony and a united success. It seems unlikely to end that way.

Oh, and there are actually two of my “jokes” that Granville misses in this episode – see if you can make out the second. I swear he was dreaming of gold medals in the sailing.

Listen in on the squad selection via this link.

Alternatively, stream it down your pipe using the player below…

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. SuperMario69
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Who will get more points in the double GW... Hazard or Ramires???

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    1. QOTSA
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      Who is anyone meant to know that?

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      1. SuperMario69
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        opinion wise muppet

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        1. QOTSA
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          Don't ask such stupid questions.

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          1. SuperMario69
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            How the hell is it a stupid question im asking people who they think will do better in the double GW. Why you crying?

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            1. I Am ToTo
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              13 years, 5 months ago

              ur comparing 6 and 9.5
              so why not both
              hazard more

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              1. B.P.R.D.
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                Ramires is 7.0

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    2. B.P.R.D.
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      If it's even a question then go for Ramirers for the price difference alone.

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    3. Yank Novice
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      I have Ramires. Did well last year under RDM, Hazard maybe betterlong term but I think Ramires is comfortable.

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  2. Touré De Force
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    For the ladt 3 seasons I have been on this site:The generic team has never looked good in the aftermath of GW1.Food for thought.

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    1. Touré De Force
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      * last
      Stupid big fingers 😕

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    2. Cyril Figgis
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      There are so many generic teams for a reason. We can only go with what we know i.e. pre-season games, reputation of players, predicted line-ups. Hindsight is a great thing, but not that much use when we're building a team for gw1. Of course there will be mistakes, but I get the feeling if I went for 11 random punts there would be quite a few more mistakes...

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    3. B.P.R.D.
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      What was the generic pre-season team last year? I only started GW2.

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      1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
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        last year was easy, everyone had a wildcard after week 1!

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  3. JayBomb
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    Ramires

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  4. JayBomb
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    Second one

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    1. SPorting
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      third one

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      1. Dynamic
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        Fourth one

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  5. MUFC17
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    Best midfielder for 7 mil?

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    1. NED KELLY
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      sinclair

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      1. MUFC17
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        I him , other than that . PLEASE

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        1. NED KELLY
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          Ramirez

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    2. MJ6987
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      Pienaar. Ramires GW1 though.

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    3. gdog2244
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      Sinclair

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      1. GinjaWhinja
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        Pienaar

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    4. woodles
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      michu n'zog

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  6. JayBomb
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    Mata & Ugly

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  7. gdog2244
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    Best 3 defenders at 5.5 or less?????

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    1. An Púca
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      Cuellar, Hangelaand, Simpson

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      1. MJ6987
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        Definitely not Simpson. Or Cuellar.

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        1. MJ6987
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          I mean, surely Colo, S.Taylor or Santon are better than Simpson?

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        2. Zinedine
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          whats wrong with cuellar?

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    2. JCrosbie
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      hangeland is there

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    3. MJ6987
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      S.Taylor, Koscielny, ?????

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  8. JCrosbie
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    on the sky sports game….is it still a dgw? ….as should i captain torres?

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    1. Keano
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      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I'm fairly sure it's not. I'm captaining Aguero in both.

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    2. Sean.
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      i think so gameweeks are from saturday to fridays

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  9. WrightnBright
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    toss a coin?

    a- ramires & aguero
    b- mata & tevez

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    1. NED KELLY
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      B

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  10. Trigg ⭐️
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    Lost on last page ..

    A) Michu + Bent

    or

    B) Cazorla + Graham?

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    1. ★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
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      B

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    2. SPorting
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      B.

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      1. Trigg ⭐️
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        Thanks!

        Bent has been in for a while now, but I want to upgrade my mid.

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    3. woodles
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      i would go A

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  11. ★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
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    So Wilshere getting the No. 10 shirt?

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  12. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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    Its unbelieveable! After weeks of tinkering I have finalized my team.

    DDG Green
    Zabaleta A.Cole Hughes Clyne Demel
    Bale Lampard N'Zogbia Michu Noble
    Tevez Torres Petric

    3M in bank 🙂

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  13. Zinedine
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    anyone going for vidic? I want one big defender surrounded by 5.0 defenders. any suggestions?

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    1. Reedy
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      I still think Swansea will get a fair few cleanies. Most will tell you to get Hangeland though.

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    2. An Púca
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      go Man C.....Lescott, Zabelata

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    3. myboycharlie
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      I am going to get him in week 3 for cashley

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    4. gdog2244
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      I have him along with hangeland cuellar, a Williams and Hughes/fabio

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    5. King Eric, in America
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      It's DDG or Vidic for me ... still bouncing between the two.

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  14. Bad Seed
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    I really don't like having two 5m midfielders. But Noble and Maloney look like great value. And they rotate well. What do people think?

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    1. Optimus.
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      makes me sick..id rather dyer and guterie

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      1. Hooper is a Bull.
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        +1

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      2. Bad Seed
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        Guthrie is a defensive mid. I have no faith in Dyer. Maloney plays up front, and is a good player. Noble is on set pieces, and is a good player.

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    2. Reedy
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      I had these but swapped for Kaca and Dyer instead. If Kaca doesn't play I'll probably swap him out for Puncheon.

      Noble and Maloney probably WILL get gametime, but I don't feel like taking the risk anymore.

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    3. Trigg ⭐️
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      I have them both too, and I'm fine with it. They rotate well early on, and while without being prolific, offer good VFM.

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      1. Bad Seed
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        13 years, 5 months ago

        Yes, I agree. The problem is that there aren't other options in their price bracket, which makes me uncomfortable from a team structure point of view.

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      2. Sean.
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        noble and maloney dont rotate till gw8

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        1. Trigg ⭐️
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          At least one of them has a good fixture for the first 7 weeks as well though.

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  15. myboycharlie
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    Zab or lescott

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    1. Bad Seed
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      Personally, I'm going with Lescott so I don't have to touch my defence for the foreseeable future. But I'm concerned about his fitness, rumours he might not start.

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      1. myboycharlie
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        13 years, 5 months ago

        Ya lescott is the more secure of the two alright. I would be fairly confident lescott will start this weekend

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    2. Shteve
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      Zab is cheaper and more nailed on until we see what mancini has in store tactics wise

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      1. myboycharlie
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        cheers shteve

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  16. super zlatan
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    Anyone any leagues I can join?

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    1. Touré De Force
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      Top 10k?

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      1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        im gonna start my own league, and it will be Top 10,449 so i can play.

        😉

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    2. Optimus.
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      i have a gay league you can join?..but it depends if you like cushions or not 😉

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      1. SPorting
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        hello sailor!

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        1. Optimus.
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          u know what im talking about 😉

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      2. super zlatan
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        Lol. :-). Yeah what is code for top 10k?

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        1. Optimus.
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          1111-1111

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        2. super zlatan
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          Ahhh. Code is in the grav. Doh!!!
          Just joined. 🙂

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    3. Billy Ketsu
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      If you support a non-premier club you're very welcome to join Another World, Zlatan. Link is in me name.

      The winner will receive a solid gold hat autographed by David Beckham.

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  17. Piggs Boson
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Baines bombing forward + Valencia = Lots of assists 😉

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  18. NED KELLY
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    Who will take pens for united ?

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    1. MJ6987
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      Roo until he misses 2.

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
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      Rooney. RVP won't take them, i'm sure of it.

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    3. Fred the Red
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      Wouldn't be surprised if Rooney and RVP took turns. Sort of like Ronaldo and Kaka right after they both joined Real.

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  19. Demelbrush
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    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    is Lescott the 2nd most nailed-on City defender?

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    1. Shteve
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      I would say as of now zabelata, but depending on what formation mancini deploys it could quickly turn to lescott

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  20. Bøwstring The Carp
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    Joey Barton to Marseille. An idiot abroad 😛

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    1. Yank Novice
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      A one man melee. . .Expect international incident(s).

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  21. PB-THE-VET
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    HELP CHOOSING CAPTAIN - *****NO TORRES PLAN******

    de gea Fed

    Lescot cole hang mac clyne

    Bale lamps ramires dyer guithre

    Aguero tevez grahem

    + 1.5 mil

    BEST TEAM

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    1. King Eric, in America
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      Aggy, of that lot.

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    2. MJ6987
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      Aguero. He will score big I reckon.

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      1. Yank Novice
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        Agree

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  22. Fred the Red
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    Would you guys take Brunt in your team?

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  23. ZaKNaFeiN
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    RMT please!

    DDG/ Fed
    Zaba / A Cole / Bennett/Demel/Gorkss
    Bale / Kags / Caz / Noble/Dyer
    Tevez / Bent / Torres

    Cheap Norwich-Reading-West Ham triple rotating defence
    Noble/Dyer midfield rotators

    Or, I can swap Dyer+Bent to N’Zog+Graham, and downgrade Bale to VDV to get the 2m for Torres to Rooney…..

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  24. RVP fc
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    Who should i captain gw1 Torres or Mata

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  25. Oncemoreuntothebreach
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    OK lads, happy new year. What do you think of this for GW1?:

    Jaaskelainen (Ruddy)

    Hangeland Cuellar Cahill (Fonte) (McCartney)

    Yaya Toure Bale Ramires Michu (Allen)

    Pogrebnyak Torres (C) Aguero (VC)

    £4m in the bank.

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    1. Trigg ⭐️
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      Ramires to Lamps? That still leaves enough for Torres - Roo.

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      1. Oncemoreuntothebreach
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        Sounds good! RVP is beckoning to me though, damn him!

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  26. Zizou
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    fed jaaskelainen
    ivanovic hangeland cuellar gunther clyne
    bale pienaar ? ? ?
    torres tevez ?

    Rite almost happy with the majority of my team just a few places left, which of the following combo’s sound best

    a) ramires nasri 4.5m mid and rooney
    b) lampard michu 4.5m mid and rooney
    c) lamps michu noble and rooney and shave 0.5m off elsewhere
    d) mata/hazard michu noble and rooney and shave 1m off elsewhere
    e) lampard michu noble and podolski with 3m left to do torres > rooney/rvp

    ANY OTHER VIEWS WELCOME

    cheers

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    1. I Am ToTo
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      u dont need rooney or RVP

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    2. Keano
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      C or E, IMO.

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  27. mufc802
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    Nice podcast guys.

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    1. Reedy
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      +31.56

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  28. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
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    Is Clichy Nailed on?!

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    1. Fred the Red
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      No, not with Kolarov around I think

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  29. Adam
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    Anyone know somewhere I can view a fixture ticker for more than 5 games for free?

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  30. Limbo
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    A. Saag Aloo + Chicken Balti + Chapatis
    B. Bombay Aloo + Chicken Jalfrezi + Garlic Naan

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    1. Oncemoreuntothebreach
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      Definitely B.

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      1. Limbo
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        You might be right.

        Coke or Iron Bru?

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        1. Oncemoreuntothebreach
          • 13 Years
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          Coke every time!

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