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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. Timmy Cahill Rules
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    lads

    Thoughts on how giroud will do ?

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  2. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts about my captain options...

    Bale...the logical pick. Looked good without actually doing anything last weekend, decent but not great fixture, fairly consistent, plays 90 mins but how good will Spurs be with the clueless one in charge?

    Michu...The bandwagon. Nice fixture and playing "in the hole", bang on form but captaining a Swansea player? And surely he won't do it again so soon?

    RVP...the class act. Reasonable fixture at home where United look a different team usually and the best out and out striker in the world, with Fergie set to give his players the instruction to supply Robin judging by his post match comments. The only doubt is "will he start" and if he does, how long will he last?

    Tevez...the main man again. In form and unhindered by Aguero. On paper not a great fixture which may be enough to put me off but Liverpool let in 3 against WBA and City are a much better team. May also be on pens again?

    The hunch...Dyer looked so involved and so threatening and again a great fixture. Same misgivings as for Michu but for some reason I think he is going to do something again.

    Any thoughts which way I should go?

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    1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
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      RVP for me, I have all those options too.

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      1. MJ6987
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        I really want to cpt him but doubts about him starting are putting me off. I wonder if Fergie will give us any indication in the presser?

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        1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
          • 14 Years
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          Pretty damn sure he'll start

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    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I've got a feeling about Bale this week.

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    3. Sean
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      RVP is tempting me,the only problem being I have rooney

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    4. Ole Gunnar Kush
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Carlos Tevez

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    5. King Eric, in America
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      Tevez (C)

      Bale's yet to start firing and who knows how long it'll take.
      RVP is still a question mark for how he'll fit in.
      Michu is too 'untested' in my mind to gice the (C) to when the others are around.

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    6. FORCA INTER
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      13 years, 7 months ago

      Bale by a mile

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      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        That's who I am on at the moment. Like I said, the logical pick and I tend to play safe on captaincy but 2/3 points is probably the most likely score in reality.

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  3. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Read a few posts earlier today saying VDV is dropping tonight, he's only on 68%, should be alright no?

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    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Dropping to the bench again maybe ?

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      He will not fall and his sellers will eat shit

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        You are overly confident on this, no need to keep telling others who aren't so certain he'll start to keep him.

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    1. tw
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      great article mate! :D. thanks for writing it (even with the delay)

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Sorry about that - I had a downer. Thanks!!! 😀

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    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Its just rewards for the quality and content of the article 🙂

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        I am a bit awed, though. 🙂

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    3. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      *401

      Nicely done.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers, mate!!! 😀

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    4. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Well written Doos. A fixture for WC planning

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    5. DaveZubie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      + a big number to you Doosra 🙂

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    6. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
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      Fantastic piece. Really helped me to land on the 6th of October and superb clear explanation about the whole concept of when to wildcard.

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    7. MJ6987
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      Yeah nice article. I am very much a first Inty break man myself. I will almost be disappointed if I get to a week on Sat and I think "my team is actually fine". So many reasons why that is the optimum time to play your WC. Plus, personally I can't relax till I have played mine!

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    8. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Very good ready, cheers!

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      1. Crouch Potato!
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        13 years, 7 months ago

        Read

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  4. Trigg ⭐️
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    13 years, 7 months ago

    RVP is in, and I haven't felt this good about my team all night.

    I was petrified of going into FUL, sot, WIG with no United coverage, and now I have Kagawa and RVP, I'm content.

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    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      RIP eh. Sorry RVP I meant 😉

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    2. Trigg ⭐️
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      13 years, 7 months ago

      As a general rule, the better I feel about my team, the worse it does. But it's better to at least feel good about it for 5 days a week right?

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  5. Alton E.
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    13 years, 7 months ago

    RVP has to start this Fuhlam game right? Has there been any press conference from SAF about this game yet?

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    1. Blue-Ghosts
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      i'd be suprised if he was on bench again

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  6. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Penalty

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  7. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Messi!!!

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  8. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Mark,Jk and Archie my H2H opponents next gw

    should be interesting

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    1. The Light Knight
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      Who? 😉

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  9. tw
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    penalty!!! 😀

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  10. tangtastic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    I know this has been asked a billion times already, but could someone give us the link for transfers in/out?

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      1. tangtastic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks Dribbler

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

    COME ON!!

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  12. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    To start this week - pick one.

    Guthrie
    Noble
    Clichy

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    1. Tin of Directors
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Guthrie IMO.

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    2. Blue-Ghosts
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      clichy easily

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    3. cassanata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Clichy, Liverpool are relying on Suarez to score goals so he is a safe bet.

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      1. Boss Hogg
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        I'm reluctant to go with a defender actually - especially one who never scores and is away from home.

        Noble has penalties, Guthrie on free kicks.

        Tricky one this.

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    4. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Noble

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  13. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Am I the only one who has brought in Rooney this week then?

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Yes, you're the only one out of 2m people to have brought Rooney.

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      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Captain Jerkov, your funny.

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        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          😉

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    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      31,615 have according to player filters 😉

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    3. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Him or RVP, not yet decided.

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    4. DaveZubie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      depends on how much money people have, I waited too long to make transfer and Kun dropped 0.1 which meant I couldnt afford RVP

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  14. tw
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    tello on, love this guy

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    1. tw
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      just dribbled circles around madrid 😀

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  15. Blue-Ghosts
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    whats up folks!? crazy first gameweek 🙂 like everyone else here i have a few problems and need some advice so please help me out 😀

    Jaask (Federici)
    Clyne ACole Cueller (Mcartney, Hangeland)
    Mata Bale (c) SWP Ireland (Dembele)
    Aguero Tevez Torres
    0.5 in the bank!
    plan is aguero and mata > RVP and Michu for a 4 point hit!? Then perhaps torres to ade next week for free and hope dembele, ireland and SWP come good!! any thoughts or suggestions?

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    1. Tin of Directors
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      SWP????

      I'd rather have the girl group SWV in my team than him!!

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      1. Blue-Ghosts
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        i know mate i bought way too much into his pre season form and now i'm lumbered with him

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        1. Tin of Directors
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Personally I'd wildcard my ass out of that team.
          It's a bit pony.

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          1. Shipstontrev
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 7 months ago

            well donkey more than pony really. 😉

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            1. Tin of Directors
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 7 months ago

              🙂

              Hi mate.

              Good start this week?
              87 for me. I nearly fainted!

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              1. Shipstontrev
                • 16 Years
                13 years, 7 months ago

                Hiya - nice score! I got 75, but I would have beaten you if I hadn't benched Michu 😥 I sent Ramires a Get Well Slowly card but the bastard recovered!

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                1. Tin of Directors
                  • 16 Years
                  13 years, 7 months ago

                  LOL!

                  Michu benched......ouch!!

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                  1. Shipstontrev
                    • 16 Years
                    13 years, 7 months ago

                    Ouch and double ouch - bloody Double Gameweeks (when Dempsey isn't playing of course)

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          2. Blue-Ghosts
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 7 months ago

            haha we'll see, i'm confident this team will get me points

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            1. Tin of Directors
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 7 months ago

              Like the optimism matey but personally I think there's a lot of dead wood.
              SWP, Ireland, Mata, Dembele........urgh.

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              1. Blue-Ghosts
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 7 months ago

                yea i know its dead wood but we only have gw1 data to base a wildcard on so more than likely ill replace that deadwood with more deadwood haha

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    2. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I think that's a good plan

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      1. Blue-Ghosts
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        cheers mate!

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  16. FPLFrontline
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Got £3.5m in bank

    1- Baldock (£4.5m) to Graham (A) or Defoe (B)

    I also want to bring Bale in for:

    2- Cazorla (A), Mata (B), Lampard (C)

    What do you guys think?

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    1. FPLFrontline
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Ps. I scored 103 point GW 1 so I'm not bothered by the points hit.

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      1. dribbler
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        if you link to a load of shit don't expect much help

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    2. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      1. Graham

      2. Mata - 100% on this one!

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      1. FPLFrontline
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Should I wait until next GW to bring in Bale for Mata (will he outscore Mata by 4points?)

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  17. isacki: full casual
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Should get some interesting answers...

    Who is Barcelona's worst player?

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    1. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      He's not really that bad, but Victor Valdes hardly screams world class keeper does he?

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        That's who I was thinking in fact! Not the most authoritative or naturally gifted IMO.

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        1. Boss Hogg
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Does that tiny little Dutch fella who's always injured count?!
          If so, him.

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          1. isacki: full casual
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 7 months ago

            Afellay? Talented but annoying with not enough end product

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            1. Boss Hogg
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 7 months ago

              That's the guy.
              I hereby change my vote from Victor Valdes to Afellay.

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      2. tw
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        he's good but i think barca could still do better in goal

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    2. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      OK just to make it clear - worst player with a realistic chance of a starting place!

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      1. tw
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        13 years, 7 months ago

        darn. probably valdes then. or maybe adriano

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    3. tw
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      fontas?

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    4. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Alex Song 😉

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    5. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Adriano no doubt. Not sure what he is doing there as a left back after a mediocre career as a left winger who is weak in defending...

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
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        This too...

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    6. COMH
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      Only one answer. Jose Manuel Pinto the worst back up keeper i've seen. Dreadful player. Not got a clue about positioning or organising his defence. He seems to enjoy getting involved in the Classico bust ups though.

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        LOL he wins by a mile but unfortunately has no chance of making the starting XI for any important game so can't really count him.

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        1. COMH
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah that's true. Biggest bellend of Barca award then.

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    7. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Fabregas.

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    8. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Tello.

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  18. tw
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    13 years, 7 months ago

    said this during the euro's but have to say it again. i'm still shocked by the quality of gk's spain has. casillas, valdes, reina, ddg. don't think any other country has that strong a lineup of gk's

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    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      It's the anti-England.

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    2. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Valdes is a bit questionable and DDG still a bit young, though I rate him highly.

      And ... ahem ... the U.S. 😀 (historically, at least).

      Let the derision begin.

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    3. duffnasty
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      how about the dutch with stekelenberg, vorm and krul?

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  19. gford33
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    torres to rvp OR lampard to kagawa....want man u cover but dunno where....thrown a little as want rvp but maybe hes a rotation risk for next 3w games? plus i could get kagawa then replace torres with ade/defoe gw3...all thoughts appreciated

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    1. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      kagawa will get rested/rotated just as much as rvp

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  20. ktk_interista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    im already on a -4 hit and hesitant to make that a -8 point hit by doing torres-> rvp/rooney this week. the problem is I don't have good captain picks for GW2. My options are torres,hazard,tevez. I feel utd will score big and don't want to miss out on it. Should I wait or do the switch? And to RVP or Rooney?

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    1. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      you'll feel dirty after you've done it

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  21. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Xavi

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  22. Corrigan
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Inummerable fantastic options this year and yet no stand out captain choice.

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  23. isacki: full casual
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Beautiful Barca goal! Iniesta to Xavi.

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  24. Timmy Cahill Rules
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    thoughts on this for my WC

    i intend to have rooney until kun returns

    IN

    Al Habsi
    Henderson - goalie
    Mcartney- 5th defender
    Ben arfa
    Rooney
    Graham

    OUT

    Begovic
    Federici
    Hangeland
    Noble
    Bent
    Kun

    just dont trust bent anymore and graham is better vlaue and 2.5 cheaper

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    1. Blue-Ghosts
      • 14 Years
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      i dunno man thats hardly worth a wildcard, the difference between those ins and the outs is tiny

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  25. tw
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    iniesta to xavi!!!

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    1. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Get the cigars out

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    2. tw
      • 14 Years
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      incredible assist

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      1. COMH
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Beautiful goal. Those 2 were seperated at birth

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  26. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Sod Michu. I'm transferring in Iniesta. Amazing skill...

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    1. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      He would be rather more than 6.7m though...

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  27. isacki: full casual
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    So great to see that Barca haven't gone backwards under Vilanova. More beautiful football to come.

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  28. Title20
    • 14 Years
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    RVP this week + Kagawa next week

    or

    Rooney this week + Hazard next week

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  29. mdm
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Are Ramires and Aguero going down tonight?

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    1. O Fenomeno
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      I think Aguero will be ok, would like to know about Ramires myself...

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