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13 September 2012 2376 comments
Mark Mark
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“A template” – something that serves as a model for others to copy.

Thanks to the painful international break, we’ve had a testing fortnight during which time we’ve appeared to witness a trend that has seen the birth of a “cookie cutter” Fantasy lineup – much to the frustration of those quick to seize on the merits of Eden Hazard, Michu and company.

Back from our enforced holidays, Granville and I aren’t exactly international bright young things – more jaded, grizzled old grumps who are hoping that somebody steps forward to shake things up. As long as it’s not Gareth Bale – I sold him for Michu. Yeah, busted: I’m as bad as the rest of ‘em.

Wildcard played before the break, I attempt to get Granville to admit its failure, whilst thanking him for his calming words which cooled my boots as my finger hovered over the squad refresh button. I still can’t quite work out why he talked me out of it – a cunning long term strategy perhaps? Surely not?

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

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  1. PlayPercentage
    14 years, 1 month ago

    QPR-Chelsea is going to be a war, with the bad feeling between Ferdinand-Terry/Cole.
    Could be some late tackles, a few cards, lots of goals...

    Will a physical "cup tie" game suit young Mr. Hazard?

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    1. Messi & fabregas
      14 years, 1 month ago

      if so it will suit sir frank lampard, as penalty looks likely again!

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      1. PlayPercentage
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Good point. Unless it's a QPR penalty 🙂

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    2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      He will be trampled underfoot.

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    3. Brookins
      14 years, 1 month ago

      He is more likely to win a penalty, with that thinking.

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    4. Ginkapo FPL
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Anton doesnt hold a massive grudge against Terry, I think your confusing him with someone else...

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      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Ohhh, yes he does ...

        *nods head*

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
          14 years, 1 month ago

          I shall irrefutably claim that Anton is a far more profressional a player and non tweeter than his brother

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          1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            14 years, 1 month ago

            You can claim what you want ... 😀

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      2. PlayPercentage
        14 years, 1 month ago

        So why doesn't he shake his hand?

        It will be a derby atmosphere. Chelsea got 2 players sent off last season. That's when the whole Ferdinand-Terry thing started.

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        1. Crouch Potato!
          14 years, 1 month ago

          I certainly wouldn't.

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          1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
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            14 years, 1 month ago

            Me neither! 😉

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  2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    14 years, 1 month ago

    When is the scoutcast out tonight?

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    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 1 month ago

      FFS! Are you still at it???

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Is that acronym you swearing or are you just enthusiastically screaming this site's name?

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Initialism, not acronym.

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          1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
            14 years, 1 month ago

            oh touché my friend 😉

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            1. 1966 was a great year for E…
              14 years, 1 month ago

              Everyone loves a pedant, right?

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              1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
                14 years, 1 month ago

                WRONG, sorry to be pedantic about it 😀

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          2. Ginkapo FPL
            14 years, 1 month ago

            I'm confused, I thought it was a TLA?

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            1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
              14 years, 1 month ago

              TMI dude...

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            2. 1966 was a great year for E…
              14 years, 1 month ago

              Nope, not a three letter acronym 😉

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              1. Ginkapo FPL
                14 years, 1 month ago

                So what TLA's actually exist? Surely everything is initalism's not acronym's?

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                1. 1966 was a great year for E…
                  14 years, 1 month ago

                  Pretty much! Computer Aided Design (CAD), RAM, ROM but there aren'y many I don't think.

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          3. Paul Psychic Octopus
            14 years, 1 month ago

            very good spot

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        2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          Pay attention at the back, there!!! 😛

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      2. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 1 month ago

        No emoticon? A monumental moment. Take a bow Martinunreal!

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        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 1 month ago

          You can shaddup, an'all! 😉

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  3. gford33
    14 years, 1 month ago

    rvp kag gonna play vs wigan?

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    1. Torreslove
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      let me check my crystal ball...

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  4. Paul Psychic Octopus
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Any word on Pienaar?

    Pulled out of South Africa's international squad, and then silence.

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      14 years, 1 month ago

      He should be ok, I hope, no news on it really, probably just a precaution...the rest is silence.

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    2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      He is lost in the Okivango swamp ... 😉

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      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Isn't that in Botswana? Must have taken directions from Phil 'Steptoe' Neville

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        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 1 month ago

          That be the one. Stretches accross, actually. 😀

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          1. Paul Psychic Octopus
            14 years, 1 month ago

            a bit like phil's face does...

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            1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
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              14 years, 1 month ago

              😆 Perhaps ... 😉

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      2. FPL Daniel
        14 years, 1 month ago

        damn

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    3. Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      14 years, 1 month ago

      That's how playing hooky works. Stay inside out of site for the duration. Probably playing fifa13 demo fervently.

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      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        14 years, 1 month ago

        For no decent reason, Googled 'Pienaar' and it means 'small coin change' or 'type of wine'.

        Doesn't help much really

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        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Pinot. Actually. 😉

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          1. Paul Psychic Octopus
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Pinard, aksherrully!

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        2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
          14 years, 1 month ago

          ha, probably how posh people say PINOT

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  5. gers23
    14 years, 1 month ago

    suggestions on what to do with my team this week? not confident at all lol

    Swarchzer/Begovic

    Ivanovic/Zabaleta/Cuellar/S Taylor/Demel

    Bale/Yaya/Mcclean/Pienaar/Dyer

    Rvp/Tevez/Petric

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    1. The Mandalorian
      14 years, 1 month ago

      baines in zab out

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    2. Paul Psychic Octopus
      14 years, 1 month ago

      get rid of Pienaar. He's swamped!

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  6. timski8000
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Scoutcast G-G-Great!

    Thanks Mark and Granville. Favourite 35 mins of the working week is listening to this on my lunch.

    P.s. Mark, I never hold on to my failing players long enough and I've managed to hold onto Bale so far. Not usually one for schadenfreude but I kinda hope it hurts so much Granville doesn't feel miffed for a month...

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    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I so hope Bale does the business for you and for everyone who have held onto him. 😉

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      1. CABAYE4
        14 years, 1 month ago

        He better do! I've over-looked Hazard and Cazorla to keep him in there!

        PS. Ryan Taylor has never been, and never will be a loss to our defence when he's injured! Though you're right, without Coloccini and Krul we look dodgy at the back, still think we'll score v Everton though.

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      2. timski8000
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I'm tempted to go full force and captain him.

        Captaining RvP last week was smug, Bale coming good would make my season.

        (and help me catch up with the average score do far...)

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  7. Baby Face Nelson
    14 years, 1 month ago

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/434/event-history/3/

    save free transfer?

    only transfer im thinking of is Boyce to Gibbs.

    thoughts?

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    1. timski8000
      14 years, 1 month ago

      No idea on Boyce but can't see any rush on Gibbs.

      Don't think he'd be in your team for a few weeks after this one and when is the last time he managed to survive 6 game weeks?!

      Sit tight.

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      1. Baby Face Nelson
        14 years, 1 month ago

        thanks 🙂

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  8. Keyser Söze
    14 years, 1 month ago

    WC...
    Jaaskelainen Foster
    Jenkinson Clyne Cuellar Demel XXX
    Michu Hazard Yaya Toure Guthrie XXX
    Tevez Fletcher Van Persie

    A.Baines and Ben Arfa (0.0)
    B.Rangel and Cazorla (0.5 spare to dump Jenkinson when he gets dropped)
    C.Something else

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  9. blue cheese
    14 years, 1 month ago

    2 am already. Geez! Night, everyone 🙂

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    1. Baby Face Nelson
      14 years, 1 month ago

      night night

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  10. Timon
    14 years, 1 month ago

    gun on ur head! choose 1
    VERTO BAE OR WALKER ?

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      14 years, 1 month ago

      BAE

      *cries and tells family that I love them...*

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      1. Optimus.
        14 years, 1 month ago

        😀

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        1. Timon
          14 years, 1 month ago

          this

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    2. Scroobius Mac
      14 years, 1 month ago

      BAE

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    3. Timon
      14 years, 1 month ago

      MARK and GRANVILLE SAY VETRONGHEN 🙁

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      1. Timon
        14 years, 1 month ago

        vertonghen

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        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 1 month ago

          They are locked in a struggle that we cannot comprehend ... 😉

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          1. Timon
            14 years, 1 month ago

            oh boy 😀
            G-G-Granville u there? 😉

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    4. Mull
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Vertonghen.

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  11. DVassell
    14 years, 1 month ago

    I'm split between which set to go for in my WC team

    a) Rangel Rafael Bale Berba

    or

    b) Baines Jenkinson Yaya Lambert

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    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Don't like any of a) so b) by a country mile.

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    2. Torreslove
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 1 month ago

      A but switch bale to someone else if he doesnt do squat this week

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    3. Gizmo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 1 month ago

      B with no jenko

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  12. AzzaCuper
    14 years, 1 month ago

    how do you link your team guys?

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    1. Alan The Llama
      14 years, 1 month ago

      check the FAQs down the bottom

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  13. COMH
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Who shall be purchasing Fifa 13 2moro?

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    1. Brookins
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Its not out for 2 weeks?

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      1. COMH
        14 years, 1 month ago

        No idea why I thought it was out 2moro mate. I think with all the demo releases I thought it was out this week for some reason. Oh well 2 weeks to go.

        Do you prefer UT or Career Mode?

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        1. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 1 month ago

          I think the FUT web app might be out tomorrow? 😕

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    2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Not me. I have "You are the Boss"!!! 😉

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Nitin warned me of this, what is it?

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
            14 years, 1 month ago

            No way am I playing that. Real Time games only end in severe withdrawel after life challenging addiction, its just farmville all over again.

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            1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              14 years, 1 month ago

              It is great fun. Imo. But I am winning ... 😉

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              1. Ginkapo FPL
                14 years, 1 month ago

                Say that in a few weeks time when you are staying up half the night just to click a button at 3am.

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                1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  14 years, 1 month ago

                  A few weeks time, eh? 😉

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              2. CABAYE4
                14 years, 1 month ago

                I seem to have accidentally joined after clicking on your link earlier, care to explain how it works coz I can't find any explanation on how to play?!

                On the bright side, I seem to have won 2-1 in my opening fixture...

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                  1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    14 years, 1 month ago

                    HAHAHA!!! LOVE IT! 😉

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                  2. Ginkapo FPL
                    14 years, 1 month ago

                    The servers love me, timestamp my comments ahead of everyone elses always. 🙂

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                  1. CABAYE4
                    14 years, 1 month ago

                    Cheers both.

                    I'm bored so I'll have a look at it, it seems I won with 4 goalkeepers in the starting line up!

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        1. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 1 month ago

          I've ran out of jokes for this game now...

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          1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Youth. Joseph Conrad. 😉

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    3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Lots of mothers?

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      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Creche.

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  14. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Something BETTER than boobies 😀 😉

    http://i.imgur.com/9IYEr.png

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    1. Optimus.
      14 years, 1 month ago

      very nice but id probably play maloney over noble

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      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Feckwit. 😉

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        1. Optimus.
          14 years, 1 month ago

          its the truth 😉 maloney more likely

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          1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Baloney. 😛

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      2. AzzaCuper
        14 years, 1 month ago

        not this week surely?

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        1. Optimus.
          14 years, 1 month ago

          fulham scored 2 at OT..maloney has scored or assisted thus far while noble has not

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          1. AzzaCuper
            14 years, 1 month ago

            true but wigan will not score at old trafford. plus noble on pens

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      3. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Norwich like giving penalties away....

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        1. AzzaCuper
          14 years, 1 month ago

          but ruddy saves them 🙂

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          1. Parm
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            14 years, 1 month ago

            But they score from the rebound!

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      4. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 1 month ago

        If You think Mahoney can strut into Old Trafford and score a goal to win a 1-0 game Your................................

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        1. Gaz Downright
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          you're?

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  15. wee man
    14 years, 1 month ago

    pick 2

    demel/kacaniklic/cuellar

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    1. AzzaCuper
      14 years, 1 month ago

      for this week or long term?

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      1. wee man
        14 years, 1 month ago

        just this week

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    2. Gizmo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 1 month ago

      demel cuellar

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  16. The HiTmAN
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Howard
    Demel Distin Hughes
    Adam Johnson Hazard Ben Arfa Santi Carzola(VC)
    Graham Tevez RVP(C)

    Ruddy , Cuellar, Britton and Coloccini Bench

    What do you think of my team and should i keep Johnson in or go with Cuellar hoping for a CS??

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  17. Gizmo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 1 month ago

    RMUCLT pls!

    Sirigu | Beto

    Alex | Gibbs | Uchida | Vidic | Vidal

    Hazard | Cazorla | Valencia | Shirokov | Kroos

    Messi | Pazzini | Mandzukic

    Any problems?

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    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      14 years, 1 month ago

      not so much problems, as missed opportunities

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      1. Gizmo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 1 month ago

        such as...?

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        1. Paul Psychic Octopus
          14 years, 1 month ago

          depends on when you plan to play your WC

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        2. Paul Psychic Octopus
          14 years, 1 month ago

          i.e. if you're going to WC after week 1, as a lot of people do in this game for two good reasons, then you might want o look at teams who have nice home games in GW1, like Lille and Braga. Especially for midfielders. Take a look at Shakhtar too

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  18. Syd.
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Saving my free transfer this week... Can't think of anybody worth bringing in.....

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    1. Gizmo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 1 month ago

      cazorla?

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      1. Syd.
        14 years, 1 month ago

        2 difficult fixtures coming otherwise I would consider it..

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        1. Gizmo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 1 month ago

          form over fixtures 😉

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  19. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Double up on West Ham defence or play Boyce? (neither are appealing but what would you do...(limey voice))

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    1. AzzaCuper
      14 years, 1 month ago

      boyce

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Double up. West Ham have better CS odds than Wigan, and Wigan's wingbacks will play very deep v Utd (more of a 5 at the back than a 3).

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Interesting observation, thanks

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Possibly biased, though...

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    3. Gizmo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I have a feeling wigan will do ok against man u... Boyce all the way!

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        14 years, 1 month ago

        'OK' just doesn't cut the mustard, I need you tell me is Boyce going to score a hat-trick and get man of the match 😉

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Be realistic, he isnt Kolarov

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          1. 1966 was a great year for E…
            14 years, 1 month ago

            You still got him?

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            1. Ginkapo FPL
              14 years, 1 month ago

              🙁 No.

              But that is due to a lack of trust in the City defence, I wouldnt own any of that rabble right now.

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          2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Lol

            ....

            arov

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    4. Ginkapo FPL
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Norwich always score (especially when west ham are away), and Wigan sometimes get spectacular results against the big sides. Plus Boyce is attacking and we all love that.

      That said he is last on my bench and I dont own any hammers.

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      1. Scroobius Mac
        14 years, 1 month ago

        This isn't Lamberts Norwich though. Despite last weeks performance I'm still not convinced this lot have got enough firepower in them.

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    5. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I'm LOVING your Limmy reference!!!!!

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        14 years, 1 month ago

        haha! thanks, I knew someone would get it...

        you and he were buddies...

        weren't you..?

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        1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
          14 years, 1 month ago

          You, sir, have a great taste in comedy.

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          1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks, I guess that makes two of us 😉 Ah I see you're Scottish, like Limmy himself...good man!

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            1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
              14 years, 1 month ago

              I'm surprised you're not. Just assumed you were, as I didn't think Limmy was shown outside of Scotland

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  20. Bøwstring The Carp
    14 years, 1 month ago

    @Doosra

    Could you give this a quick read please and see if it's near or wayyyy off? 🙂 thanks in advance

    http://bowstring92.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/a-look-at-west-ham-2/

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    1. Scroobius Mac
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I thought Vaz te was the other winger and Nolan the more attacking of the midfield 3?

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      1. Bøwstring The Carp
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Scroob, to be honest I'm a bit stumped about how West Ham and QPR will line up. Minefield capital 😕

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  21. WeWuzRobbed
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Zab + Torres > Demel + RVP -8. Y or N. Will leave me with a whole .1 so i think it'll be either this week or next for the hit if I want RVP. Could do Vertonghen instead of zb as another alternative. Thoughts?

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    1. .
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Get RVP this week if you're gonna get him (Wigan at home)
      I wouldn't go with Vertonghen just yet as AVB's CB partnership is still a bit unclear.
      Defo get rid of Zab though. His price is way too high for a player that will be rotated often

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  22. fajmonkey
    14 years, 1 month ago

    petric to fletcher for a 4 point hit?.... petric has looked poor - fletcher could be great at sun.. any thoughts?

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    1. AzzaCuper
      14 years, 1 month ago

      not this week

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  23. AzzaCuper
    14 years, 1 month ago

    how do you link your team guys??

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      1. AzzaCuper
        14 years, 1 month ago

        cheers mate

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        1. FPL Daniel
          14 years, 1 month ago

          no problem mate

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    1. COMH
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Copy the URL from your gameweek history and paste it into the 'website' field under your profile at the top right of the screen.

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      1. AzzaCuper
        14 years, 1 month ago

        thanks as well

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  24. mattyrobinson
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Reckon Baines/Piennar/Jelly is Everton overkill?

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    1. COMH
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely. They have an off week as they did at wba and a good chunk of your team is a write off for that gw.

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      1. mattyrobinson
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Then if I want 2 out of the 3, who to axe? Jelavic is probably the least nailed on starter, and the most expensive, and not on pens.

        Think I'd either go:

        Jelavic to Bent
        or
        Piennar to McClean

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        1. COMH
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Lose Jelavic. Not to Bent though. Podolski, maybe Ade.

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      14 years, 1 month ago

      not necessarily, get Fellaini as well.

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  25. FPL Daniel
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Pienaar news swayed to me to the decision like playing my WC this Saturday. Thoughts on this team:

    Jussy, Ruddy
    Lescott, Cashley, Hangelaand, WIlliams, Clyne
    Pienaar Hazard Nollan Guthrie Michu
    Tevez RVP Graham

    Worried about Lescott rotation, Cashley back from injury, Swans defense is all injured/ suspended, Clyne is bad bet and Hangelaand is 0 goal threat atm. Mid is ok I assume but I need one more hitter and can't afford without downgrading in defense.

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    1. Jonah Takalua
      14 years, 1 month ago

      wot news?

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    2. danishdynamite
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Aye, what news??

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    3. AzzaCuper
      14 years, 1 month ago

      what's the pienaar news?

      graham for lambert maybe. too much swansea - their lack of depth will cause them to struggle in coming weeks imo.

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      1. FPL Daniel
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Well should I WC or?

        He was pulled out from SA national team. He should be fine because it was friendly match

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    4. B.P.R.D.
      14 years, 1 month ago

      You have Tevez/RVP/Hazard, no need to hit - the rest is just cosmetics anyway at this point.

      At worse, nothing a hit or two couldn't fix.

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      1. B.P.R.D.
        14 years, 1 month ago

        no need to WC*

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        1. FPL Daniel
          14 years, 1 month ago

          thanks

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  26. joshjake
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Baines + Nolan

    Or

    Mertesacker + yaya

    For the long run....?

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 1 month ago

      A, I don't like Mertesacker, I fancy my chances of beating him over 100m.

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      1. timski8000
        14 years, 1 month ago

        A, see what parm said.

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  27. timski8000
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Ok I'm going to say it, I think everyone is seriously wrong about AvB.

    His record with Porto was quality and his problems at Chelsea were mostly Roman's fault by failing to back him in the transfer market. He was brought in to replace and ageing squad and not given any money to do it. If he had Oscar, Marin, Hazard etc he'd have done fine.

    At spurs so far he's lost his best player 2 weeks into the season and has only had only Defie (whom I rate but not as a line front man) whereas Harry had Ade playing for a contract.

    His signings at Spurs: Vertonghen, Dempsey, Dembele, lloris are all quality acquisitions. Given time to gel I reckon he'll be a success.

    There, said it (exhales).

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    1. timski8000
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Defie lol 🙂 thanks iPhone and fat thumbs...

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 1 month ago

        He can dance, i'll give him that!

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Ye I really feel sorry for the guy....EVERYBODY LEAVE AVB ALONE

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      14 years, 1 month ago

      He knew he was going to lose Modric though, so that doesnt matter.

      I dont rate him, but also dont think it is fair to judge him on his spurs career yet as instant success was always unlikely.

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    4. COMH
      14 years, 1 month ago

      The portuguese league is a piece of piss compared to the PL. His Europa win was a good effort but with that many clubs in Europe not taking the competition seriously how great an achievement is it?

      Maybe the Porto job was the exception to the rule. He seems far too arrogant and lacking in good solutions on a match day. Add to that his Mourinho complex and the guy is not doing too clever.

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      1. AzzaCuper
        14 years, 1 month ago

        agree with point about porto

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    5. AzzaCuper
      14 years, 1 month ago

      but he is making mistakes that good managers shouldnt be making. his lineup vs norwich was dreadful and decision to play livermore also woeful.

      the better managers in the league (tactically good) such as gergie and mancini will eat him alive imo.

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      1. COMH
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Definitely. Tactically inept imo. Maybe a great coach on the training pitch but it doesn't translate to a match situation as he consistently makes bad decisions.

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      2. timski8000
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Fergie the genius who played 11 defenders against city or the Fergie who blew a 2 goal lead at home to Everton?

        Even the best make mistakes.

        He's two late goals away from a solid start IMO.

        The Mourinho comparison is purely a media attempt to fill the tabloid void left by the special one.

        Spurs could explode over the next few weeks and he'll be hailed a genius.

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    6. joshjake
      14 years, 1 month ago

      What are u talking about? Did Dimatteo have marin, hazard, oscar when he took over last season?
      Avb is horrendeous at making tactical changes with subs and he is a poor man manager example: the way he treated anelka, alex, drogba, essie, lampard...

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      1. timski8000
        14 years, 1 month ago

        RDM was just lucky, simple as that. Cup competition are often a lottery. See liverpools recent Champions League success and Birmingham winning the League Cup.

        Barcelona would have beaten that Chelsea team 85 times out of 100.

        If you believe anything other than that then I flip the 'what are you talking about' (with all respect of course, we're gentlemen!)

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    7. Crouch Potato!
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Chelsea won the European cup, without, Hazard, Marin and Oscar, the last two have yet to prove themselves. They transformed as a team when he left.

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    8. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Agree. Simples.

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  28. Bielsa’s bucket
    14 years, 1 month ago

    How many people are playing the Sky fantasy game? I opted against it to try maintain my mental health...

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  29. Granville
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry about the sound guys, don't know why it came out like that.

    Watching 'Good cop' on BBC1. Is this what happens when 'Dexter' meets 'Dixon of Dock Green'?

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  30. .
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Which is the best budget defender in the long-term?
    A) Demel
    B) Gorkis
    C) Clyne / Fonte

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    1. AzzaCuper
      14 years, 1 month ago

      demel

      west ham look solid at home

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    2. mww769
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Demel. Big Sam loves his clean sheets

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    3. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Gorkss. Reading will keep clean sheets and he'll score goals.

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