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23 August 2012 3415 comments
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We may have suffered inauspicious starts to the season but there’s no denying it, we just love Fantasy Football.

For all his grumpiness and bile, Granville’s enthusiasm spills over as we both dive into the hot topics of the week: Juan Mata’s decline, Eden Hazard’s rise, the Rooney vs Van Persie question, whether Granville is the dopey one.

All these issues and more are addressed in the next 38-minutes, along with the return of All Aboard, the weekend preview and the first decisions to be made with the ailing ScoutCast XI. It’s my turn to play Pat Rice to Granville’s Arsene Wenger this week and, to script, I prove to be more of a hindrance than a help.

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  1. Just A Hat
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Kagawa captain this weekend!

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  2. Green-Pea
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Rooney , Siggy , Michu or Tevez for (C) ?

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    1. Mak_Gold
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Roonpig!!!!!

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      1. GA Phenomena
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        +1

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

          +100

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

      Waaza Rooney

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  3. Mak_Gold
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Bench one of Zabaleta, Cuellar and Clyne.*

    *Assuming you have already benched Demel as well, unless someone thinks the SWA-WHU game will finish 0-0?

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  4. Jebiga
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Cant believed that Ramires didnt decrease last night, just bring Michu instead of him. Now im with Michu and Dyer from swansea 0_o

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  5. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Degay
    cole kaboul clyne (hangeland gorks)
    michu tarabt valencia nasri (ramires)
    tevez torres podolski

    My initial plan was to save a transfer and make a couple next week to bring in bale and cazorla BUT, now i find out kaboul is injured!!!!:( (anyone know for how long??).So,

    A: I leave my team as it but gorks will take kabouls place.
    B: Kaboul>>>chico......this depends on how long kaboul is injured for
    C: Take a 4point hit and do gorkss + ramires >>> chico + nolan/ireland
    D: Take a 4point hit and do gorks + ramires >>>> cuellar + pienaar
    E: Take a 4point hit and do gorks + ramires >>>> cuellar + mclean

    thoughts??

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

      B !

      Think swansea defence will be good in next 5 weeks

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    2. West Morrish Albion
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Kaboul injured.

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  6. F5jason
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Does anyone know if there is a way (ideally app our site) that I can see potential price falls/rises from total fpl against my team at a glance?

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    1. Denis Tueart on the wing
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yes - are you still there ?

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  7. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    All those raping their teams to bring in Van Persie , how are you going to accomodate Adebyour next week (home to Norwich) ?
    Personally i see Torres to Adebyour as a much easier and better fit , than trying to shoehorn Van Persie in

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

      Torres to Adebayor this week? Worth taking the risk?

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      1. biju
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        will spurs play both Defoe and Ade up front????

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

          I'm not sure but probably not.... It could be Defoe or Ade only

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          1. biju
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            then AVB won't bench Defoe this GW, coz he plyd well last match, mor over there are concens abt ADe match fitness,

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        2. si
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Definitely not worth a risk on Ade this week. He hasn't played a minute of football since May? Very unlikely him and Defoe will play together. AVB has rarely moved from 4-2-3-1 and neither of this can play another role.

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          1. biju
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            yeah

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      2. GA Phenomena
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Likely Ade not ready for start the match

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      3. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        no stick , and do next week, adebyour will likely rise saturday night so might pay to do early transfer

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    2. A.T
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Lovely choice of words there

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    3. 1mills
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I actually have the money available to do Torres to RVP.

      But think that Torres > Adebayor

      plus

      Clark/Fabio > Baines

      is the better option overall. I'm still considering though......

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      1. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Keep torres this week then sell for ade next week , clearly a better plan than brining in van persie

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

          Yeah that's what I have leant too, sure that RVP and Torres will score hatricks this weekend to sow the doubt.......

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  8. PanTanti
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    morning folks,, anyone care to look at my team?

    DDG( Fed)
    Zabaleta Cole Cuellar (Hangeland) (Demel)
    Bale (c) Michu Pienaar Taarabt (Noble)
    Tevez Torres Graham (vc)

    already made the michu transfer before price rise so have plenty in the bank

    really tempted in bring in kagawa for either taarabt/noble this week and captaining him,, should i or not?
    if not then is bale the right choice for captain?

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    1. thetinkerman
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Nice team, very similar to mine.

      Bale (c) over Kagawa IMO, especially since you would need Kagawa to outscore Bale by 3+ points and Taarabt to do nothing to make up for your hit.

      Maybe wait til next week when the situation with the United attack is clearer.

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      1. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        i would of thought michu best capt

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

        yea thats what i think as well even though i am a man utd fan but yes i still dont think we will beat fulham comfortably unless they all surprise me and adapt to the new system

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

        Agree.

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

    How nailed on are Rafael and Valencia v Fulham?

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

      Valencia 100%, Rafael - we will see

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

      Valencia is nailed on... Rafael, it depends on where Valencia plays.

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

        Sorry I mean both. If I'm to swap Mata to Valencia Rafael has to be RB and TV RM.

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  10. TheKingThierry
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    VORM
    CLYNE VERTONGHEN ZAB

    LAMPS BALE CAZORLA MICHU (PRE bandwagon 😉 )

    BENT GRAHAM TEVEZ

    1ft who to get in and for who ?
    Was thinking Kagawa for Lampard after reading this article : http://www.zonalmarking.net/2012/08/21/ferguson-showcases-a-4-2-1-3-against-everton/

    Also have Rio whos injured but refuse to transfer for Rafael and will wait it out for now

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU...

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    2. si
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Interesting this. I am considering Kagawa as mu United cover. A front 3 of Tevez, Podolski, Adebayor is just too good value for me to consider RVP/Roon (I think) . All 3 are likely to be on pens too for the moment. Podolski clearly a bit risky but £8.5m for the main Arsenal striker is super value.

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

        I agree, long-term. But with Ade unlikely to start the next two, I'd say, RVP will be coming in for me for FUL, sot, WIG, then downgrade him for the better value top strikers. Unless he shows some ridiculous form.

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        1. Twelve years a slave
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Ade is sure to start against norwich , unless defoe scores a couple this week

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          1. si
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 17 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            I agree on Ade. Still a risk Defoe could carry on his scoring run against WBA though. I actually fancy the baggies to get a result at Spurs.

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        2. si
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah, I think you are right.

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

        I Agee
        I have no MU cover and I don't want to go top heavy with RooVP

        I would only consider Bent -->Ade in which case I need to start saving !

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      3. Hiphopopotamus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Same as me Si (except i'll have Graham instead of Podolski). I wanna bring Kagawa in for Lamps to make the most of his 3 good fixtures - i'm just afraid he might get rotated if Fergie tries summat different.

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    3. A.T
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Lamps 4 kag sounds good

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

    Who to captanize ?
    1) Torres - because of very strange reason
    2) Bale - because im thinking that
    3) Rooney - because he is brilliant @ home
    4) Michu, Dyer - because everybody captanizing them - my personal thinking of that game is 1-0, or 0-0, or 1-1

    Friedel
    Zabaleta, Ivanovic, Clyne
    Dyer, Michu, Yaya, Bale
    Tevez, Torres, Rooney

    Sub: Green, Nelsen, El Ahmady, McCartney

    Thanks

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

      You are fond of Bale so go with him.

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      1. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        think wba will be no pushovers

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

          Yes..But don't you expect goals in this match? If yes, probably Bale will get involved...

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  12. F5jason
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    what are the chances of VDV playing this weekend?

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    1. Just A Hat
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      hopefully 100%

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

    Any news on VDV?
    Is AVB's press today?
    I don't need any info on RVP, HBA or HRK.
    But I do think that DDR has best tattoo.

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

    Repost

    How nailed on are Rafael and Valencia v Fulham

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

      Both will probably start.

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

      wait for press con later today and we should have a clearer picture

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

        Cheers. Have Rafael. Thinking of Mata to Valencia or save 2 trannies til next week.

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

          whats the rest of your team like?

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

    A) Dyer and RVP

    B) Michu and Rooney

    C) Dyer and Rooney (and keep the 1m left-over to upgrade Rooney to RVP in the future)?

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

      B)

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  16. gunnerboy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Ok, thinking of taking a hit and making two transfers.

    Who MUST I bring in out of this lot:

    Rooney
    Kagawa
    Michu
    Dyer

    Pick 2 please (or any other names I should be looking at)

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  17. HVT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Morning seems Micko, Bale ,Kawaga and Hazzard all gonna score big ...

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    1. si
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Good old Micko.

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  18. rosh22
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    What do you make of the lineup

    DDG
    A Cole, Zabaleta, Cuellar
    Sigurdsson, Hazard, Hoilett, Pilkington
    Tevez, RVP (C), Graham

    Bench
    Puncheon
    Barnett
    Fabio

    Should I start Puncheon instead of Pilkington?

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    1. si
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Probably, yes. Pilk may get dropped after last week.

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  19. @FPLStrategist
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Right team for gw 2.

    DDG
    Ivanovic Zabaleta Clyne
    Kagawa Michu Yaya Cazorla
    Torres Graham Tevez
    Subs: Federici Demel Jenkinson Britton

    3.0 in bank...

    Torres to RVP or Yaya to Bale worth a hit?

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

      Decent team. Utd cover also.. I would concider only Yaya to Bale for captaining material.

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  20. Van The Man
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Should i take a hit to replace Gorkks?? If so, for whom?? Money not an issue.. And Begovic or DDG this week??
    Cheers! 🙂

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    1. A.T
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Don't take a hit on a def mate

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  21. LOL LINGARD SCORED
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Hey, please RMT for GW2 🙂

    de Gea

    Chico, Lescott, Ridgewell

    Kagawa, Hazard, Yaya, Michu

    Rooney (c), Tevez, Graham

    Bench: Kacaniklic, Hughes, Demel

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

      Like this team!

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

      Chico is a doubt according to scout tweets. The rest looks good. I would personally play Demel ahead of RIdgewell as Spurs may go mental after the defeat.

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

    Anybody think Swansea game tomorrow will be a let down for fantasy purposes? Can see a 0-0, 1-0 type of score line after everybody has Michu, Dyer, Graham....

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    1. @FPLStrategist
      • 17 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Can't see it. 2/3-1 to Swans

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    2. Van The Man
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Possible Buoy!! A 1-1 draw maybe!

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

      got williams and graham, so a 1-0 win with graham goal would be fine

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  23. Jebiga
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Repost
    Who to captanize ?
    1) Torres – because of very strange reason
    2) Bale – because im thinking that
    3) Rooney – because he is brilliant @ home
    4) Michu, Dyer – because everybody captanizing them – my personal thinking of that game is 1-0, or 0-0, or 1-1

    Friedel
    Zabaleta, Ivanovic, Clyne
    Dyer, Michu, Yaya, Bale
    Tevez, Torres, Rooney

    Sub: Green, Nelsen, El Ahmady, McCartney

    Thanks

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

      Last 3 all solid picks, i would go with rooney from that lot, ignore what others are doing and if you think swansea game is low scoring ignore it.

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

        thnx

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    2. A.T
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Rooney

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  24. McTown
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Heres the team

    De Gea, Jaaskelainen

    Cashley, Zabaleta, Clyne, Williams, Ferdinand(QPR)

    Kagawa, Yaya, Noble, Bale, Guthrie

    Torres, Graham, Tevez

    3.0 in bank

    Could do torres to rooney/RVP for a hit but holding off atm.

    And play one of zab, guthrie and noble? cheers

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

      Zab is a no brainer imo

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

        cool, just asking

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

      Torres out in GW2, play Zabaleta

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

        yeah might wait till the united striker sit becomes clearer. cheers

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

          Good point 😉

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  25. Spencer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Right subs and captains?

    de Gea
    Ivanovic - Cuellar - Rangel
    Yaya - Michu - Pienaar - Bale (v)
    Cisse D - Rooney (c) - Tevez

    Federici - Ireland - Fabio - Hangeland

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  26. Mr. Greedy
    • 17 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Should I do Torres->Tevez for a 4 pt hit?

    Arguments for:
    1) Torres is rubbish and we can't expect him to get 1 yard, offside tap ins every game.
    2) If I don't take a 4 pt hit and get Tevez this week and I'll probably do one next week anyroad to get a decent team for GW3.
    3) Tevez is on his way up, up, up and although I've missed out on 0.2 I'll not miss out on any more.

    Arguments against:
    1) If we get down and dirty with expected points for next gameweek then Torres + 4 > Tevez, given he has an easier fixture.

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

      I would wait for a week. Liverpool away can be difficult for him.

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    2. A.T
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      No..

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  27. 8-2
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Guys,

    Seriously considering playing my WC for this team:

    De Gea Jussi

    Hangeland Chico Cuellar Clyne Demel

    Michu Bale Kagawa Hazard Kac

    RVP Graham Tevez

    I’m not confident in my current team going into the next number of gameweeks. Talk me out of it!

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

      is this your team atm or you wc team?

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

      Don't do it.

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    3. 8-2
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Current team is:

      De Gea Fed

      Zabaleta Cole Cuellar McCartney Gorkss

      Michu Bale Yaya Noble Guthrie

      Torres Graham Tezez

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

        ah right oh. teams not terible, not worth a wc

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      2. HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        No way would I wc , be patient it looks v good,
        Chasing points is like chasing cars-Dangerous !

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

        Your wildcard team is obviously better but I don't think it's worth using it yet. You're bound to be in a far worse position than you are now later in the season.

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    4. Van The Man
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Too much of GW1 influence imo!!

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    5. Rinseboy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      this exactly the same team as mine if I WC - but Hangeland to Saylor for me.

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      1. 8-2
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        It's very tempting. Hazard, Kagawa and RVP could score big in any game.

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

          I might even save 0.5 by not having Jussi for a Kags to Carzola move in a few weeks!

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  28. gunner1994
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Will price changes occur again before the gw deadline? If so, what are the chances Michu will rise in price again?

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  29. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Hi guys can you help me pick the best 2 out of these 3 for the next 3 weeks:

    Hazard/Carzola/Kagawa/Bale

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

      Hazard/Bale all seson

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    2. r0binh0
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Bale, Kag, Carz, Haz in that order

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    3. hendra respati
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      CARZOLA for me.. full of potential..

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

        I really like the look of Carz but think its safer waiting on him and going for Kags??

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    4. A.T
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Kag n bale

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  30. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    who is better out of Demel or Mccartney? See a lot of teams with Demel but scouts have Maccartney is watch list?!

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