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Season Predictions 2012/13 – View From The Scouts

17 August 2012 7054 comments
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Over the last week or so the Fantasy Football Scout fold have been sharing our innermost thoughts with regards to some of the most “Burning Questions” ahead of the new campaign. To accompany our views there, here’s our annual quick-fire round of predictions, where we let you know the players each of us are tipping to shine in a new season…

As our entry from last year will show you we’re prone to making the odd mistake (or seven). Steve Kean, eh? Who would have thought he would still be in a job. Even after he got Blackburn relegated, as half of us rightly predicted.

Here follows our thoughts on the year ahead. Soak it in and then join the discussion and offer your thoughts and counter-comments down below.

Andy, that’s my good self, kicks things off for 2012/13 with what is no doubt a bit of a fancy for one player in particular. And it’s not even Gylfi Sigurdsson. This is almost partisan from our resident all-rounder.

The Premier League

Top Five (1-5): Man City, Man United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham
Bottom Four (17-20): Norwich, QPR, Wigan, Reading
This year’s Overachievers: Aston Villa
This Year’s Underachievers: Fulham
Top Goalscorer: Sergio Aguero
Most Assists: Seb Larsson
Team with Most Clean Sheets: Man United
Most Yellow Cards: Samba Diakite
First Boss to Bite the Bullet: Mark Hughes
Worst Signing: Marcus Rosenburg

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Top Points Scorers

Overall Top Points Scorer: Sergio Aguero
Top Bonus Point Darling: Sergio Aguero
Best Differential: Robert Snodgrass
Top Scoring Budget Goalkeeper (5.0 and under): Mark Schwarzer
Top Scoring Budget Defender (5.0 and under): Ryan Shawcross
Top Scoring Budget Midfielder (6.5 and under): Seb Larsson
Top Scoring Budget Forward (6.5 and under): Danny Graham


Second out of the traps is Big Dunc. One of two Everton fans on the Scout payroll our resident toffee can’t help but get a little bit excited at the prospects of his club. Is he mad? We’ll find out by May.

The Premier League

Top Five (1-5): Man City, Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton
Bottom Four (17-20): Fulham, Wigan, Reading, Southampton
This year’s Overachievers: Aston Villa
This Year’s Underachievers: Fulham
Top Goalscorer: Sergio Aguero
Most Assists: David Silva
Team with Most Clean Sheets: Man City
Most Yellow Cards: Lucas Leiva
First Boss to Bite the Bullet: Martin Jol
Worst Signing: Hugo Rodallega

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Top Points Scorers

Overall Top Points Scorer: Sergio Aguero
Top Bonus Point Darling: Sergio Aguero
Best Differential: Charles N’Zogbia
Top Scoring Budget Goalkeeper (5.0 and under): Shay Given
Top Scoring Budget Defender (5.0 and under): Fabio Da Silva
Top Scoring Budget Midfielder (6.5 and under): Steven Pienaar
Top Scoring Budget Forward (6.5 and under): Danny Graham


Having signed mid-way through last Stilicho gets his first Scout attempt to show everyone just how prophetic he is. His opinions on Norwich pretty much separate this gent from everyone else involved so he’s either a mad heretic or the one we should all be looking to in the future.

The Premier League

Top Five (1-5): United, City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs
Bottom Four (17-20): Southampton, Swansea, West Ham, Reading
This year’s Overachievers: Norwich
This Year’s Underachievers: Swansea
Top Goalscorer: Sergio Aguero
Most Assists: Antonio Valencia
Team with Most Clean Sheets: City
Most Yellow Cards: Samba Diakite
First Boss to Bite the Bullet: Michael Laudrup
Worst Signing: Fabio Borini

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Top Points Scorers

Overall Top Points Scorer: Gareth Bale
Top Bonus Point Darling: Sergio Aguero
Best Differential: —–
Top Scoring Budget Goalkeeper (5.0 and under): Simon Mignolet
Top Scoring Budget Defender (5.0 and under): Steven Taylor
Top Scoring Budget Midfielder (6.5 and under): Steven Pienaar
Top Scoring Budget Forward (6.5 and under): Danny Graham


Granville gets a weekly platform on the Scoutcast to discuss and debate with Mark on all things Fantasy Football related. In this post he has, perhaps unsurprisingly, decided to pick some answers from the red side of Manchester. What’s more surprising is that we can see some light blue too.

The Premier League

Top five (1-5): Man United, Man City, Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea
Bottom four (17-20): Wigan, Southampton, Norwich, Stoke
This year’s Overachievers: Aston Villa
This Year’s Underachievers: Stoke
Top Goalscorer: Sergio Aguero
Most Assists: Shinji Kagawa
Team with Most Clean Sheets: Man City
Most Yellow Cards: Samba Diakite
First Boss to Bite the Bullet: Sam Allardyce
Worst Signing: Fabio Borini

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Top Points Scorers

Overall Top Points Scorer: Sergio Aguero
Top Bonus Point Darling: Wayne Rooney
Best Differential: Jan Vertonghen
Top Scoring Budget Goalkeeper (5.0 and under): Adam Federici
Top Scoring Budget Defender (5.0 and under): Liam Ridgewell
Top Scoring Budget Midfielder (6.5 and under): Stephen Pienaar
Top Scoring Budget Forward (6.5 and under): Djibril Cisse


Also having his first dabble at infamy is Jonty. With no Premier League allegiances for this Brighton fan, his picks can come untainted by any frivolous behaviour. He wisely agreed with me about a certain West Brom player.

The Premier League

Top Five (1-5): Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool
Bottom Four (17-20): West Brom, Reading, Norwich, Southampton
This year’s Overachievers: Sunderland
This Year’s Underachievers: Spurs
Top Goalscorer: Sergio Aguero
Most Assists: Juan Mata
Team with Most Clean Sheets: Man City
Most Yellow Cards: Cheikh Tiote
First Boss to Bite the Bullet: Steve Clarke
Worst Signing: Marcus Rosenberg

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Top Points Scorers

Overall Top Points Scorer: Sergio Aguero
Top Bonus Point Darling: Wayne Rooney
Best Differential: Charles N’Zogbia
Top Scoring Budget Goalkeeper (5.0 and under): Jussi Jaaskelainen
Top Scoring Budget Defender (5.0 and under): Steven Taylor
Top Scoring Budget Midfielder (6.5 and under): Steven Pienaar
Top Scoring Budget Forward (6.5 and under): Danny Graham


Anorak may be our resident specialist when it comes to the men in black but he also likes to think he can be a dab hand at Fantasy football too. As far as top goalscorer predictions, he marks himself out as the black sheep of the Scout fraternity by being the only one not to tow the party line.

The Premier League

Top five (1-5): City, United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs
Bottom four (17-20): Wigan, Southampton, Norwich, Reading
This year’s Overachievers: West Brom
This Year’s Underachievers: Sunderland
Top Goalscorer: Wayne Rooney
Most Assists: David Silva
Team with Most Clean Sheets: City
Most Yellow Cards: Kevin Nolan
First Boss to Bite the Bullet: Chris Hughton
Worst Signing: Modibo Maiga

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Top Points Scorers

Overall Top Points Scorer: Wayne Rooney
Top Bonus Point Darling: Wayne Rooney
Best Differential: Gervinho
Top Scoring Budget Goalkeeper (5.0 and under): Ben Foster
Top Scoring Budget Defender (5.0 and under): Steven Taylor
Top Scoring Budget Midfielder (6.5 and under): Michu
Top Scoring Budget Forward (6.5 and under): Djibril Cisse


Having churned out more top quality articles than Anchor have butter, Paul is well versed on all things Premier League and as such we expect him to score 100% when we mark his results in May. Even if one of his answers is Emmerson Boyce, who are we to second guess?

The Premier League

Top five (1-5): City, United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs
Bottom four (17-20): Southampton, Norwich, West Brom, Reading
This year’s Overachievers: Villa
This Year’s Underachievers: West Brom
Top Goalscorer: Sergio Aguero
Most Assists: Santi Cazorla
Team with Most Clean Sheets: Man City
Most Yellow Cards: Cheick Tiote
First Boss to Bite the Bullet: Steve Clarke
Worst Signing: Oscar

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Top Points Scorers

Overall Top Points Scorer: Sergio Aguero
Top Bonus Point Darling: Sergio Aguero
Best Differential: Steven Gerrard
Top Scoring Budget Goalkeeper (5.0 and under): Simon Mignolet
Top Scoring Budget Defender (5.0 and under): Emmerson Boyce
Top Scoring Budget Midfielder (6.5 and under): Steven Pienaar
Top Scoring Budget Forward (6.5 and under): Djibril Cisse


Mark The guv’nor brings up the rear and clearly has a problem with Swansea’s prospects, whilst talking up that Southampton mob. Mark backed Grant Holt last season and, similarly, he’s going with Rickie Lambert to turn up with a similar goal spree. Oh, and he still fancies Leighton Baines. Must be the haircut or the record collection.

The Premier League

Top five (1-5): United, City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs
Bottom four (17-20): Southampton, Swansea, West Ham, Reading
This year’s Overachievers: Aston Villa
This Year’s Underachievers: Swansea
Top Goalscorer: Sergio Aguero
Most Assists: Juan Mata
Team with Most Clean Sheets: Man United
Most Yellow Cards: Cheick Tiote
First Boss to Bite the Bullet: Chris Hughton
Worst Signing: Oscar

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Top Points Scorers

Overall Top Points Scorer: Sergio Aguero
Top Bonus Point Darling: Sergio Aguero
Best Differential: Leighton Baines
Top Scoring Budget Goalkeeper (5.0 and under): Mark Schwarzer
Top Scoring Budget Defender (5.0 and under): Brede Hangeland
Top Scoring Budget Midfielder (6.5 and under): James McClean
Top Scoring Budget Forward (6.5 and under): Rickie Lambert

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    3 pages already? cot dammnnnn

    I will add to the chaos. Valencia or Kagawa?

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    1. Pratik
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      They should extend the number of comments per page to 50, that should slow it down. It should be possible as this site has it's basic roots in wordpress.

      Neither....Follow wait and watch policy.

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I know, I blink and a new page started

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    2. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Kagawa more upside, Valencia more likely to start? I am staying away from both because of uncertainty.

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    3. roscola
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Neither until the dust has settled and we can see how they're all going to fit together. If Kagawa gets attacking time then he's a better pick than Valencia IMO

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

      Valencia

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    5. Thatsnotcricket
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Depends what formation Utd play now with Van Persie, either of them out wide could potentially get a lot of points with Rooney and Van Persie on the pitch. Who would Kagawa replace, could be a lot of rotating going on. Valencia probably the safer option for now.

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  2. Thatsnotcricket
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Are people leaving enough money to get in Van Persie for GW2?

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  3. Nani R U OK? R U OK ? R U O…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    First 3 weeks only...

    A- Podolski, Nasri, Walker
    B- Tevez, Cazorla, Kaboul

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

      A)

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    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      b

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  4. Hibs Kid
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Why will Dempsey not play? Who will play ahead of him? Is he not fulhams best player for last season anyway?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      suprised not alot of people gone for dempsey to be honest

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    2. Mr. Greedy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I think he's overpriced. He's £3.5m above the next highest priced Fulham player. Also had no preseason as he's trying to force a move.

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  5. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Top Five (1-5): Man City, Man United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham
    Bottom Four (17-20): Norwich,Reading, Aston Villa, Wigan
    This year’s Overachievers: Southampton
    This Year’s Underachievers: Wigan
    Top Goalscorer: Sergio Aguero
    Most Assists: Seb Larsson
    Team with Most Clean Sheets: Man City
    Most Yellow Cards: Ivan Ramis
    First Boss to Bite the Bullet: RDM
    Worst Signing: Hugo Rodallega

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    1. Pratik
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I prefer the generic approach.

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    2. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Overall Top Points Scorer: Sergio Aguero
      Top Bonus Point Darling: Sergio Aguero
      Best Differential: Alexander Kacaniklic
      Top Scoring Budget Goalkeeper (5.0 and under): A Begovic
      Top Scoring Budget Defender (5.0 and under): Fox
      Top Scoring Budget Midfielder (6.5 and under): Seb Larsson
      Top Scoring Budget Forward (6.5 and under): Ricky Lambert

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  6. Tillyboggis
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    hi all
    2 questions
    1. is Tomkins going to start for WHU? (presently 1st sub as starting Vidic)
    2. have 4.5m for a southampton midfielder (trying to do a semblance of planning for post GW1) - Puncheon? or is there someone better?
    Cheers
    dom

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  7. Koofax
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    RMT please:

    DDG, Jääskeläinen
    A. Cole, R. Taylor, Walker, Figueroa, Tierney
    Yaya, Mata, McClean, Allen, Guthrie
    Torres, Rooney, Naismith

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

    Anyone still sticking with the Noble and Maloney rotation?

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    1. Mr. Greedy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I am, although I'm very worried about Maloney's game time. Not sure who else there is that I want in that price range though.

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

    Enda Stevens (AVL) and Ryan Nelsen (QPR) - are they nailed on?

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

      Someone please answer this!

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    2. Flavorito
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Stevens - possibly

      Nelsen - no

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  10. Jugsy
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Here's my team - thoughts?

    DE GEA

    KOMPANY VERM A.COLE SHAWCROSS

    HOILETT RAMIRES VALENCIA PIENAAR

    AGUERO(C) TORRES

    SUBS: POGY, OBERTAN, BARNETT, RUDD

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

    If I say DEFOE, you all say?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      yo

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

      No way

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

        Haha - arsenal fan as you are! 😉

        He will most def play and come for cheap.

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

          Is he guaranteed to start? If he is for GW2 onwards I'd definitely consider him!

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

            ho could go all adebayor on you this term. but for cheap.

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

      hell no

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  12. Get up ya bum
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    nice to see the scouts backing djibril with me 😀

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  13. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    In what planet is Seb Larsson going to get the most assists?

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Fantasy.

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  14. speshul one
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    What are the thoughts on this?

    Federici

    Zabaleta Cole A Vertonghen

    Kacaniklic Santi Cazorla Yaya Toure Mata

    Graham Tevez Torres

    Subs de Gea Pienaar McCartney Clyne

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  15. Mr. Mystic
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    SWP, Dyer or Allen?

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    1. Thatsnotcricket
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Dyer.

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  16. LeBron - King of Argentina
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Best 4.5 mil midfielder for the whole season?

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

    This article has just made me want to find a way to get Aguero back in my team 🙁

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      🙁

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

      No such worries here. Tevez has never been in one of my drafts

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

      same 🙁 I've had Aguero all throughout pre-season until I finally convinced myself to go with Tevez. Now back to square one.

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    4. Kevin Twine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      lol same. Fully in panic mode now.

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  18. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Rooney - Podolski - Tevez anyone?

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    1. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      na Sergio nando and djibril is what's cracking;)

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Theres at least 10 strikers Id have in my team, and only 3 spots!!

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

      aguero torres podolski for me i think

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    3. Hay Number 2
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Too rich for me, plus I am going to wait and see where he starts (podolski)!

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  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    is rvp eligible to play v everton? Has he signed in time?

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    1. Efan Ekoku Pops
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Think so mate. Sure it had to be before 12.00 today.

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    2. Mr. Greedy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yes, could be from the bench though.

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      1. Efan Ekoku Pops
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah, don't think he'll start, but will most likely feature from the bench.

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      thanks

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

    Choose:

    A.Aguero+Tevez+Petric+0.5
    or
    B.Rooney+Tevez+Petric
    or
    C.Torres+Tevez+Petric+2

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  21. Neddy55
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Kagawa's a mad banzai attacker. He makes Fergie moist. I'll be surprised if he's not a starter TBH.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I think if they have paid that much for him he must play?

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah 12m, silly amount of Money.

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

        Yeah, but where will he play? Beyond GW1, when RVP starts, does Kagawa inevitably end up deep?

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  22. Efan Ekoku Pops
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Pienaar v N'Zogbia is the raging debate going on in my little mind brain. Leaning towards N'Zogbia at the moment as he has the better fixtures coming up, has looked good in pre-season (although his shooting could be better), doesn't have Man United in his first match of the season and he owes me...he owes me BIG for letting me down last season after I put my faith in him.

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    1. LeBron - King of Argentina
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      +1. I am going with N'Zog

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    2. Neddy55
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Pienaar LURVES playing against United.

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      1. Efan Ekoku Pops
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        It isn't just any Man United this season 😉

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  23. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Hi guys, please comment on this:

    A) Friedel, Hangeland, Bale
    B) DDG, Hughes, Bale
    C) DDG, Hangeland, VDV

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  24. MADE IN CHARLTON
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    I imagine it's easier to keep up with Usain Bolt than to keep up with these pages? 😕

    At this rate, I wonder what the dugout discussion pages are going to be like this season! 😉

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    1. Pratik
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Not fun at all. I really don't like this. 🙁

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  25. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    West Ham now want Adam Johnson after giving up on Jarvis & Carroll.

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  26. Pratik
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Which of the 2 should I play this week - Hangeland, Michu, Noble, Demel?

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    1. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Hangeland, Noble, Michu, Michu

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      1. Pratik
        • 17 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        You might want to take another shot at it. Listing them in order can be tough for anybody 😉

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

      Michu and Hangeland. Swansea banging them in pre-season, and Norwich not scored many while Fulhams defence has been solid.

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  27. andyd
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    think i’ve decided on this, anything obvious to change?

    de gea federici

    Acole Staylor cuellar clyne demel

    bale lampard michu noble kacanklic

    torres tevez aguero

    0.5m in bank

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  28. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    a - taarbat yaya VDV
    b - noble nasri bale

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

      b

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  29. THE BAD
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone fearing the possible rotation from Rooney and RVP (with welbeck) against weaker teams? speacially after UCL matches…

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  30. freddie
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    When do the guys that run this site put up their selected team?

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