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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mainoo	MUN	4.6m	83.3%	Unlikely
Henderson	CRY	5.0m	83.1%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	82.9%	Unlikely
Rodon	LEE	3.9m	74.1%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	73.8%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.5m	73.0%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	72.2%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	71.8%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	67.6%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	66.5%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	64.0%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	64.4%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	61.4%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	60.3%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	56.1%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	55.5%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.3m	54.1%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	53.1%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.8m	51.5%	Unlikely
Cucurella	CHE	6.0m	49.2%	Unlikely
Senesi	BOU	5.1m	48.1%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	48.3%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	47.3%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	45.5%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	45.5%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	43.1%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.0m	39.4%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	39.7%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	39.1%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	38.4%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	38.2%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	6.3m	38.3%	Unlikely
Robinson	FUL	4.9m	37.6%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	37.4%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	33.7%	Unlikely
Adli	BOU	5.4m	33.7%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	33.5%	Unlikely
Saka	ARS	9.8m	33.8%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	33.1%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	32.8%	Unlikely

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Ekitiké	LIV	9.3m	100.4%	Very Likely
Rogers	AVL	7.5m	100.1%	Very Likely
Lucca	NFO	5.5m	99.3%	Maybe
Saliba	ARS	6.1m	86.6%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	84.1%	Unlikely
Strand Larsen	CRY	6.1m	82.8%	Unlikely
Lamadrid	WHU	5.0m	83.0%	Unlikely
Kevin	FUL	5.8m	81.1%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	81.0%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	80.2%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	80.0%	Unlikely
Spence	TOT	4.2m	79.8%	Unlikely
Areola	WHU	4.3m	79.0%	Unlikely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	73.7%	Unlikely
Rayan	BOU	5.6m	72.4%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	73.0%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.3m	73.0%	Unlikely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	72.7%	Unlikely
Gyökeres	ARS	8.8m	72.7%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	72.0%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	71.8%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	70.4%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	67.2%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	67.3%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	67.0%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	66.1%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	65.7%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.6m	65.3%	Unlikely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.6m	64.9%	Unlikely
Potts	WHU	4.4m	63.7%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	64.8%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	62.0%	Unlikely
Fabianski	WHU	4.5m	60.8%	Unlikely
Moore	SUN	3.9m	60.3%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	60.2%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.6m	59.2%	Unlikely
Milenković	NFO	5.1m	58.2%	Unlikely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	58.1%	Unlikely
Evanilson	BOU	6.8m	51.9%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	52.0%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	C
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
No Change	Martinez	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Darlow	LEE	C, Vs, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Hill	BOU	A, £
Up	Thiaw	NEW	B
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A, OoP
No Change	Andersen	FUL	B
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	C
No Change	Kayode	BRE	B
No Change	Cash	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Rodon	LEE	B, Vs, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Palmer	CHE	C
Up	Gordon	NEW	B
No Change	Wilson	FUL	A
Down	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Dango Ouattara	BRE	B
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	B
No Change	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	B, £
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Stach	LEE	B, Vs, £

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No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	B
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Bowen	WHU	B
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs

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[sbu_large_image] Podcast

The ScoutCast – Episode Eighty – Hazardous

30 August 2012 2534 comments

Mark

Batten down the hatches, Granville’s wildcard is active. Having suffered an abominable Gameweek 2 mauling, the Mancunian has shuffled, tail between legs, back to the drawing board. The excuses and justification are spread thickly throughout and Granville even calms his jerky knee long enough to strike back at my decision to transfer in Eden Hazard: the cheek of the man.

The usual regulars are, of course, scattered about this nonsense, including a record breaking “All Aboard” the weekend preview and the recent failings of the ScoutCast XI.

Grab your protective suit and listen in via this link, or use the handy player below to stream in your browsers.

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mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
13 years, 7 months ago
people here dont really rate torres wait and see you will get seriously burnt for your sturboness.....
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1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Hes starting to look better this season being the main man for Chelsea.
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2. Gaz Downright
  13 years, 7 months ago
  sturridgness?
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  1. Desertbug
    13 years, 7 months ago
    turgidness?
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3. mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
  13 years, 7 months ago
  he should be top scorer big dark horse right there like anelka remember....
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4. Tim Canterbury
  13 years, 7 months ago
  And if they buy another striker tonight?! Your whole argument goes out the window
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  1. mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
    13 years, 7 months ago
    ...........argument goes out of the window into another room know that nando is the main striker the new signing is a replacement for sturige
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5. Desertbug
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Not sure that "dont really rate torres" is a universal view.
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Dr. Rog
13 years, 7 months ago
According to BBC Kaboul is out to Xmas.

Surely Gallas is now a bargain, or does he share gametime with Caulker (who is better imo)
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1. Mr Blue
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Dawson might stay, Caulker is a good option.. Im tempted with Gallas, can see him starting the next games atleast.. just for the experience
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2. Gaz Downright
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Hopefully he will share with Caulker, but all names (including Dawson's) are still in AVB's hat.
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XVIVX
13 years, 7 months ago
i need a 4.5 mid. i currently have kaca, but i don't know if he's nailed on. the only other option i can think of is guthrie. so should i keep kaca or get guthrie?
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1. blue cheese
  13 years, 7 months ago
  WC?
  
  If yes, get Guthrie.
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  1. XVIVX
    13 years, 7 months ago
    yes, i'm ashamed to say i'm on my wildcard. i really didnt even need to use it. feel so dirty now. but guthrie? thx.
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2. Mr Blue
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Imo Kaca will start this gw, then big rotation risk.. Guthrie is a good option, safe and with good attacking potential..
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  1. XVIVX
    13 years, 7 months ago
    is he still a rotation risk if dempsey leaves?
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    1. NilSatisNisiOptimum78
      13 years, 7 months ago
      Yes, Berba and Petric will be nailed and that will affect the midfield
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    2. Mr Blue
      13 years, 7 months ago
      I would say so yes.. Richardson could play LW, but most of all.. Petric in the hole with Berbs up front could mean Ruiz to the left.. tho I think Ruiz would prefer the RW, but Ruiz AND Kaca could be too much for them imo...
      Its sad tho, Kaca have been doing good (sometimes great)
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3. Lao Tzu
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Have you considered Sterling? I'm in a same position to you and there isn't many decent options, I currently have Kaca but could be tempted by Guthrie
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Dr. Rog
13 years, 7 months ago
my team is now worth 102.5mln. the season started 13 days ago. insane.
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1. Jimrod™
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Yup, it'll even out over time - once people start to fall behind they lose interest and then you lose a lot of the kneejerking.
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  1. Dr. Rog
    13 years, 7 months ago
    yes happens every season. i normally get 105-6 mln by xmas, and then start cashing in on players, destroying team value. Team value goes to about 104 then ends up at 106-7 by the end of the season.
    
    think i can push it higher this season mind
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2. Berbatastic
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Have you wildcarded?
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RoyaleBlue
13 years, 7 months ago
who do you hope your team will sign?
write your teams name and the transfer targets you hope they will sign.

Everton:
Players: Bryan Oviedo, Steven Nzonzi and Lewis Holtby
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1. Mr Blue
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Arsenal
  Players: Llorente, Tiote, Van der Wiel, Dzeko (in this order)
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  1. Rohan304
    13 years, 7 months ago
    Arsenal aint signing any of these.... just a wishlist
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2. NilSatisNisiOptimum78
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Cant help feeling moyes is going to spring a suprise to!
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3. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Blackburn:
  Someone to replace Kean
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4. Demel
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Crewe - Oi, Laudrup. Leave our kids alone! (Well captain Ash Westwood).
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5. Messiah Hazard
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Chelsea:
  
  One of Llorente or Schurrle... Prefer Schurrle though...
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mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
13 years, 7 months ago
my defence is baines boyce rafael rangel cuellar one keeper is begovic which other for 5.0 habsi,foster,jussi or who.
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1. Demel
  13 years, 7 months ago
  That defence is far too expensive.
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  1. mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
    13 years, 7 months ago
    but my team is already good
    rest of team is
    hazard michu pienaar kagawa mcclean
    adebayor graham tevez
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    1. Demel
      13 years, 7 months ago
      To be fair that front 8 is the same as mine (though I have Bale over Pienaar). I would still look to downgrade one of those midfielders and keeping a little cash in the bank isn't the worst thing. Don't get Al Habsi if you have Boyce. I'm not certain of the rotation but Foster and Mignolet are the best at that price.
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    2. Messiah Hazard
      13 years, 7 months ago
      Do not agree with no Torres or RVP...
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  2. Rojo's Modern Life
    13 years, 7 months ago
    what
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    1. mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
      13 years, 7 months ago
      the team is bad you can admire it
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2. Hubert
  13 years, 7 months ago
  El Habsi IMO
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Rinseboy
13 years, 7 months ago
Any better options than kaca up to 5 mil?!
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1. Demel
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Not my cup of tea but Guithre is fine as a 5th choice midfielder which you don't plan on playing.
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  1. Mr Blue
    13 years, 7 months ago
    Imo Guthrie is even better than just being a 5th midfielder that almost never play.. takes some set pieces, plays in the hole (sort of), and a good footballer..
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Dr. Rog
13 years, 7 months ago
My team is

DDG Cerny
Zab Williams Saylor Cuellar Demel
Haz Kag Barfa Michu Kac
RVP Tevez Petric
1.1 banked

Targets:
Baines for Zab (GW4)
Kag to (Bale or Silva/Yaya or Caz) funded with DDG to Begovic (GW5)

Looks like a good plan? or anything more pressing
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1. Acquafresca
  13 years, 7 months ago
  I dont see a plan of pre-proposed transfers while on WC. Just plain stupid.
  
  Get in Baines from the get-go, upgrade your 2nd keeper, and change Petric to Graham as Berba will likely share pts with him.
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  1. Acquafresca
    13 years, 7 months ago
    I dont see a point**
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    1. Dr. Rog
      13 years, 7 months ago
      im not on a wildcard
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      1. Acquafresca
        13 years, 7 months ago
        Ah i see, thought you were on it, but played it last week.
        
        Id go Zab->Baines. Hold off on the DDG swap, Id keep.
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Lateriser 12
13 years, 7 months ago
Morning folks.

So Pardew in for a defender due to the Raylor injury.
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1. Desertbug
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Evening, Lateriser.
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2. Billy Gilmore
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Past the Berba craze are you?
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  1. Lateriser 12
    13 years, 7 months ago
    Huge Berba fan. Have always been. Just prefer my identity 🙂
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    1. Billy Gilmore
      13 years, 7 months ago
      My grab still hasn't updated since last night. It's been like 18 hours 😕
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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
13 years, 7 months ago
Still think its a joke not to have 4.0 keepers.
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1. Tim Canterbury
  13 years, 7 months ago
  There are lots. Some will play during the season
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  1. Jebiga
    13 years, 7 months ago
    for example ?
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  2. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    13 years, 7 months ago
    Like who? None of them will start unless something serious happens.
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2. Desertbug
  13 years, 7 months ago
  I have one. Sitting on the bench behind Michel Vorm.
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  1. Jebiga
    13 years, 7 months ago
    haha, thats what i first said 🙂
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Jebiga
13 years, 7 months ago
morning guys !
who will rise tonight ?
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1. Gaz Downright
  13 years, 7 months ago
  hasn't all players already risen the maximum 0.3?
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  1. Jebiga
    13 years, 7 months ago
    not fellaini and rvp and petric
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2. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Baines
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mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
13 years, 7 months ago
a horny man........
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mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
13 years, 7 months ago
a horny man watching porn........
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mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
13 years, 7 months ago
a horny man watching porn,a night watchman etc........
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Mad Doggy
13 years, 7 months ago
Petric or Dyer? Your thoughts people?
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1. Billy Gilmore
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Neither.
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Jebiga
13 years, 7 months ago
best 4 mil defender after demel and clyne ?
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1. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Gunter
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Kostja
13 years, 7 months ago
So it looks like Total FPL is losing its mojo, time to switch back to fiso 🙂
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1. Jebiga
  13 years, 7 months ago
  link please
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  1. Kostja
    13 years, 7 months ago
    http://www.fiso.co.uk/crackthecode.php was better last year, and could be making a revival.
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2. A.T
  13 years, 7 months ago
  I thought had been poor so far so I just stopped looking. Am I wrong then?
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Mid-Table Obscurity
13 years, 7 months ago
thinking about making my bet for the weekend sunderland/swans draw and wba/everton draw in an accumulator. is there at least one other person that can see that happening?
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1. Jebiga
  13 years, 7 months ago
  +1
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mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
13 years, 7 months ago
words from a wise man
*&the secret to a good team is no RVP*

that is why you get guys like guthrie kaca marveux blah blah coz of one guy who might score same no. of goals as torres in long term or graham in shortterm......
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1. Mr Blue
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Or.. RvP go crazy and score 250+ points again?!
  guthrie is a great option at 4.5, have u seen him play?
  Not that I rate Reading very high, but its all about Harte - Guthrie - Pog in that team..
  Im fine with people having their own view on things tho, so.. gl
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  1. mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
    13 years, 7 months ago
    dont you think team balance is more important and i doubt reading scoring a lot of goals
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  2. mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
    13 years, 7 months ago
    dont you think team balance is more important makes you avoid trnsfers and point hits and i doubt reading scoring a lot of goals maybe another example.
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    1. Billy Gilmore
      13 years, 7 months ago
      Stop posting sh*t twice.
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    2. Mr Blue
      13 years, 7 months ago
      By experience I know for a fact that the captain choice(s) is by far the most important thing in FPL.. With RvP u always have a player that are likely to score atleast one goal..
      The way I look at it, if Torres is having o good game he might score one goal.. if Van Persie is having a bad game he might score one goal...
      Im not against a good balanced team, ofc not.. just that I know that u can still have a good team even with RvP in it.. All the great 6-7m options up front (3rd striker) and in the middle just makes it soo worth it, IMO
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      1. Demel
        13 years, 7 months ago
        This is very true (speaking as a non-RaP owner). Personally his fixtures, price & (albeit-lessened) rotation threat puts me off spending the big bucks on him. Though a too striker on fire is a must have player. For me I am happy with Adebayor/Tevez (with Torres as a player I want) and wait and see. But your argument is completely valid (and true).
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      2. mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
        13 years, 7 months ago
        fair point i will have to reconsider my wild card team
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2. Billy Gilmore
  13 years, 7 months ago
  You can't compare RVP to Torres or Graham. He is a far superior player playing in a better team.
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El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
13 years, 7 months ago
Gamble on gallas?
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1. Jebiga
  13 years, 7 months ago
  i will
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mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
13 years, 7 months ago
words from a wise man
* the secret to a good team is no RVP*

that is why people have kaca noble guth maloney blah blah comz of a guy who might score same no. of goals as torres longterm or graham in the short term
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1. Jimrod™
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Agreed, don't like the "eggs in one basket" style, prefer to spread the love.
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2. Kostja
  13 years, 7 months ago
  most strikers will score more than Torres and Maloney is a good pick no matter what team you have, but I agree that RVP is not a must- but I dont have him either so it could be just wishful thinking.
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  1. Messiah Hazard
    13 years, 7 months ago
    Mark my words, Torres will be one among the top 3 goal scorers of this season and if RVP and Rooney split Man United goals among them, he might even be the top goal scorer based on his form at the moment...
    
    He is psychologically out of Drogba's shadow, has developed a good partnership with Hazard and is enjoying himself at the moment. Chelsea will continue to play 4-2-3-1 and as lone striker he will get plenty of opportunities to score more and he will convert those opportunities...
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  2. mazzarscar...the wholy trin…
    13 years, 7 months ago
    yeah that was last season this one torres will tear it up......
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3. Crouch Potato!
  13 years, 7 months ago
  I have RVP, tevez, D cisse ( to be changed) Michu, Pinearr Kagawa, Snodgrass, and Hazard.So it is possible to have a decent enough mid.
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Monk
13 years, 7 months ago
Just a quick question guys - Baines/Foster or Zab/Friedel in the short run?
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1. Kostja
  13 years, 7 months ago
  you wildcarding next week or something? IF not than Baines7Foster hands down as Friedel and Zab both have some rotation threat hanging over them.
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2. Billy Gilmore
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Baines and Foster. Both great picks with no threat of rotation.
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  1. Rohan304
    13 years, 7 months ago
    try Al- Habsi... surprise of the year
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Evs
13 years, 7 months ago
Hey DZ's

Posted this last night, any thoughts....

So, Hazard has earned twice as many penalties as anŷ other player in Europe over the last 2 seasons. (could be good news for Lampard owners, if he’s on the god damn pitch !)

I beleive 3 in 3 games for Chelsea so far.

So out of his 6 assists how many we’re ‘proper’ assists do we think?

I mean, the Torres goal on the weekend… That was a Torres supeb finish. It wasnt put on a plate for him by Eden despite a show boat back heel.

Any thoughts?
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1. blue cheese
  13 years, 7 months ago
  None of them have been great.
  
  1. Penalty
  2. Ivanovic goal - don't remember the assist
  3. Penalty
  4. Back heel to Torres
  5. 5 yard pass to Cahill
  6. Cut back for Ivanovic on the counter.
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  1. blue cheese
    13 years, 7 months ago
    But he does look good when on the ball - a constant threat. If any Chelsea mid, I'd have him.
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    1. Evs
      13 years, 7 months ago
      Hey Nitin
      
      The 2nd was decent lay off, and maybe 5.
      
      Interesting point on his number of pens over previous seasons, Lampard owners (me) couch profit ?
      
      Ps... Lamps due to drop tonight 🙁
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      1. blue cheese
        13 years, 7 months ago
        Yeah. Looks like he could earn a lot of penalties. But I don't see Lampard scoring much from open play. And he can't surely convert every single penalty. If he scores, well and good. If he misses, negative points. For that extra £1m, it's better to have the threat of Hazard, imo.
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  2. Mr Blue
    13 years, 7 months ago
    I agree.. hes not THAT good.. but for every game he have played, he have improved imo..
    and Nitin 2. Great pass, but from the midcircle in a counterattack.. remember?
    Im not convinced, great player but.. geesh, I dont know
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2. Kostja
  13 years, 7 months ago
  if you care to read, here is my small fantasy diary analisys of Hazard and his potential output.
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  1. Kostja
    13 years, 7 months ago
    I really think the pens earned have been down to him being a new player in the league and most of the defenders still not used to him. I forgot the link in the previous post 🙂
    http://fantasyfootytips.blogspot.com/2012/08/curious-case-of-eden-hazard.html
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    1. Evs
      13 years, 7 months ago
      Intersting statistically article that Kostja, thanks.
      
      I am more concerned about my lack of RVP currently than Hazard.
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      1. Kostja
        13 years, 7 months ago
        I personally am also, but Kags and Hazard will be seasons keepers for me. RVP would not, he just will not be worth the price. I said the same thing about Baines last year- it is just not possible to repeat such record years back to back. Waiting for Roon and Aguero to get back to be my big hitters.
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    2. Mr Blue
      13 years, 7 months ago
      Great reading, love the stats!
      The only sad thing is, if you are right and players like me havent had him from the start, all u can expect now is 12 goals and 17 assists, which ofc is still good..
      Imo he have improved in every game he have played, so.. maybe I "must" have him..
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      1. Kostja
        13 years, 7 months ago
        Well the final decision was just an educated guess based on his stats so far-that is why I wrote down my thought process to make it understandable. I actually think that chelsea will struggle against big teams and that could hinder Hazards must own status a bit. He will be kind of easy fixture monster and a decent captain option in them, but he needs Lamps out(for the pens) to really be a beast that would make him a 15-20 goal 15 assist player
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3. Messiah Hazard
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Hazard has not been a Messi type player yet, but he has shown plenty of promise... In the 3 Chelsea games so far, defenders have had a bit of problem... Most of the time he was fouled and he did make some good runs...
  
  Also he has made the team around him play better... Main thing is he has gotten Torres scoring again when none of the others at Chelsea could in the past 18 months...
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  1. Kostja
    13 years, 7 months ago
    I think Torres scoring again is purely down to playing time, he had tons of chances in the first game but failed to put them in the back of the net and got 1 lucky offside tap in. Second game toe poke could have gone anywhere, I think it is way too early to decide on Torres.
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4. nedfoo
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Sure some of them haven't been flashy assists, but the main thing is, he is involved in that finishing product and has a ruthlessness to him.
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5. Evs
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Thanks for feedback guys.
  
  I may have to break my golden rule and wc early (next week)
  
  In order to have RVP, and now also Hazard 🙁
  
  Hate, early wc's... And team was looking ok (on paper)
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  1. blue cheese
    13 years, 7 months ago
    Same here. No RvP, no Hazard, no Michu! 🙁
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    1. Evs
      13 years, 7 months ago
      It's not funny isist?
      
      But look at my mf... Kags, lamps, Michu, bale, kacan.
      
      And can afford forward line of Petric, Torres, tevez. With 1.8m in bank.
      
      Kinda happy, but worried by two names I don't have...
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PanTanti
13 years, 7 months ago
Hey guys need some opinions here with my WC team:

Foster Begovic
Saylor Baines Hughes Williams/Rangel Demel
Hazard Pienaar Kagawa Michu Kaca
Tevez RVP Graham

Have 1.5 in the bank with that team,, should I keep that 1.5 or use it to upgrade??? and where should I do that??
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1. Mr Blue
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Great team!
  @mazzarscar...the wholy trinity, see.. still a well balanced team, WITH RvP
  and Panpan, I think in the long run Guthrie is a better option than Kaca
  also consider Graham - ? (Ba/Berba/Petric/Lambert/??)
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  1. Mr Blue
    13 years, 7 months ago
    and mazzarscar...the wholy trinity, this is not to be a wise-as*, just pointing it out..
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  2. PanTanti
    13 years, 7 months ago
    Thanks,, should i bring in cuellar for demel?
    
    I think i will bring in guthrie but i think graham is the safest option now since ba hasnt really been firing yet, beba havent played much yet, petric's role might be affected....
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    1. Mr Blue
      13 years, 7 months ago
      Fair enough, go for Graham a couple of gws and see what happens..
      Cuellar is a great option, sunderland looks solid..
      Kaca will be in huge rotation risk, u will only play the 5th midfielder a couple of games so u really dont want to be forced to make a "stupid" transfer just to get Kaca out...
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      1. PanTanti
        13 years, 7 months ago
        Yep so i guess ill bring in guthrie in for now,, that should be it right?
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        Mr Blue
        13 years, 7 months ago
        Yup, just dont be mad at me if Kaca scores this weekend! lol
        I think its the best u can do in the long run, but since u already have Hazard on the bench this gw u will have to play 4-3-3, happy with that?
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2. Evs
  13 years, 7 months ago
  See Kacankailc.
  
  Richardson signed.
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Denis Tueart on the wing
13 years, 7 months ago
How do I change my profile on here. Somebody elses team is my link and I don't like it! I have tried the obvious (top right) 'YOUR PROFILE' , but it won't let me in.
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UnitednationsXI
13 years, 7 months ago
ddg
hangeland clyne kaboul (cole gorkss)
nasri michu kagawa fellani taarabt
tevez podolski (torres)

Have 0FT. but my defense is crap so planning to take a hit to do kaboul >>> rafael/williams

Any other options? also, will taarabt by playing this gw?
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Mr Sarcastic
13 years, 7 months ago
This is a weird weird game.
I have Bale, but hoping so much that he get's two points tomorrow, so I can easily swap him for Hazard instead of Kagawa!
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1. SPorting
  13 years, 7 months ago
  it's either Bale or Cazorla out for me.
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2. nedfoo
  13 years, 7 months ago
  I'm in the same situation and I can understand how it would make the decision easier on who to transfer out, but for me, if Bale does well this week I'm keeping him. Plus Kagawa has Wigan at home, no chance in hell am I getting rid of him before that.
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3. In Tommy We Trust
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Hope for 20 points and make the move anyway?
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In Tommy We Trust
13 years, 7 months ago
Morning all,

Baines still hasn't gone up 😯
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bigfoot
13 years, 7 months ago
G'day gents, need some suggestions on my WC team,

Vorm (rudd)
Rangel, Rafael, Baines (Clyne, Demel)
Hazard, Toure, Michu, Pienaar (el ahmadi)
Berbatov, Van Persie, Tevez

Obivously hazard on the bench this week

Yes i have Berbatov, i think he'll go good

.5million left

Thoughts??
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1. A.T
  13 years, 7 months ago
  Looks solid in all areas
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bigfoot
13 years, 7 months ago
Speering has left liverpool and went to Bolton
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