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21 September 2012 698 comments
Mark Mark
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Having given our top ranking managers in the Fantasy Premier League game their fifteen minutes earlier this week, it’s now time to put the Sky Sports Fantasy Football game in focus. We check on our Scout League leaders, monitor the transfer trends and look to tonight’s episode of the Fantasy Football Club…

Scout League Standings

Paul Hennessy remains on top of the Scout League going into Gameweek 5. A Gameweek 4 tally of 63 points was enough to stretch his lead to 3 points, with Ben Salter back on the ascendency and sitting in second. Jonathan Lenharth and Niels Koopman retain their top five spots as they give chase to the top two.

Paul and Ben are second and third in the game overall, with Hennessy 14 points behind the leader in the tussle for the £25k first prize. A mention here for Scout Contributor, Andy, he’s currently sitting 12th in the Scout League and in 72nd spot overall: it’s nose bleed time for Goddard.

The Scout League remains on top in the League of Leagues, with almost an 18 point margin separating us from the league in second.

A reminder that if you’re playing the Sky Sports game and have yet to join our league, you can sign up to the FFScout League with this Pin: 8004519.

Market Forces

Jermain Defoe is sitting on top of the most transferred in ranks for this week, with 5.3% of transfers involving the Spurs striker – a reaction to his two-goal salvo at Reading on Sunday which helped him to a 16-point haul. Eden Hazard remains a popular target, despite drawing a blank at Loftus Road, he has taken up 4.9% of transfers in this week, with Arsenal pairing Carl Jenkinson and Santi Cazorla also seeing 3.7% and 3.5% respectively.

Interestingly, it’s Robin Van Persie who tops the transfers out over the last seven days, a direct result of him being benched for the drubbing of Wigan last weekend. Having been the most popular captain going into the Gameweek, Van Persie was transferred out in 5.7% of the deals made this week. Carlos Tevez, despite notching the assist in the stalemate at Stoke, has been the next most ousted player – no doubt to make way for the likes of Defoe in many a lineup. Tevez has been sold in 3.3% of the transfer deals this week.

Both Van Persie and Tevez remain mainstays in many squads, however, with Van Persie currently skippered by over 18% of Sky Sports managers going into the weekend. At present, Tevez is claiming 9% of the captaincies with Eden Hazard sandwiched between this pair on 10.7%.

Incredibly, despite top scoring with 17 points last weekend, Dimitar Berbatov remains on just 1.9% ownership at the time of writing.

The Fantasy Football Club – 10pm Tonight

Everton legend, Neville Southall, is shuffling into the Fantasy Football Club dressing room tonight to no doubt reminensce about his glorious Goodison days. He’s joined by boxer Tony Bellew, while Norwich stopper, John Ruddy, will be on the studio hotline with Fenners and Merse ahead of his trip to Newcastle. Listen out for this week’s tips from the “ITK” – in case you missed it, last week he delivered on Brad Guzan, Rafael and Dimitar Berbatov.

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

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  1. B.P.R.D.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Actually watched the show last week.

    Switched off after 10mins.

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    1. Andrew
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah its hideous viewing huh!

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  2. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    With Cisse ill i gotta say i'm more than tempted with Ba

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  3. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Hazard (C) FTW

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  4. VarunK
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Do I bench Vaz Te or Pienaar?

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      great grav, i love that album

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  5. teddy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    89th in the Sky.

    With my second team I need a new keeper. Do I get Jaaskelainen, same as my first team, or mix it up with Begovic, Davis or Al-Habsi?

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  6. @ImpressiveTackl
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    I am at a loss with this game. Other more seasoned managers are obviously far more savvy in maximising their points by shipping out players who play on a Saturday for ones on the Sunday.

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    1. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I'm 89th in the world, and I haven't done that at all. I'm treating it much like FPL, except no subs, so all killer no filler... My success has largely been due to Hazard and RVP captains, to be fair.

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        GW1 captain = Aguero
        GW2 captain = Rooney
        GW3 captain = Tevez
        GW4 captain = RVP

        Maybe this is why I'm doing so badly in Sky.

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    2. Seamy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      DT, Did you see my post yday Re: Last Man Standing. Who have you decided to go with?

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      1. Seamy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        if not here it it

        http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/09/20/scout-scribbles-adebayor-hamstring-worry-for-spurs/comment-page-7/#comment-3939331

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      2. @ImpressiveTackl
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        13 years, 5 months ago

        Yes Seamy. Thank you very much, it was much appreciated.

        As you mentioned, the 3 lives thing may allow you to be a bit more speculative in certain weeks in your LMS competition but in mine I have 1 life so I have to go with the favourites as much as possible.

        There is only 5 left from about 20 of us and most of them have used all their big teams now. I like the Newcastle call for this week thereby keeping Chelsea for GW10 but as I can't be sure it will last that long I went Chelsea.

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        1. Seamy
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah very sound logic. Best of luck mate

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  7. Bubbles
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Spurs press conference been? Basically, any news on how long Ade'll be out?

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    1. Bubbles
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      If at all...

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    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      nice cat

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      1. Bubbles
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks.

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  8. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Ba(C)!!

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    1. BKR
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      +1

      but I don't have BA .. thinking of a point hit to get him in

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  9. King Nil Miss ✩
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Is Joey O´Brien nailed on?

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  10. Killitzer
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Dafoe or Ba in for Graham?

    Both scored recently, both at home and both erratic! Thinking dafeo has the edge due to Ba's crazy agent talk.

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    1. Mak_Gold
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Ba.

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      • OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Defoe plays alone striker, better team and guranteed to start

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      • Sess!
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Berba

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    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Mark...

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Wrong number mate.

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    3. Nibbsy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Will McCartney get his place back for west ham?

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        hopefully, only natural left back they have

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    4. GoonerByron
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Wow, I forgot the Sky Sports game even existed after GW1..

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      1. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Same. Just looked at my team there. Still had rooney & auero up front.

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    5. Nibbsy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      FPL site has Graham 75% chance of playing. Is that really worth a hit?

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        read the tweet

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        1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          can you link it please?

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          1. OPTA FPL
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Swans-waiting-fitness-key-players-ahead-Everton/story-16954899-detail/story.html

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            1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 5 months ago

              thx very much

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      2. Andrew
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Who would come off the bench for him?

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    6. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Geez, chosing a (c) for this week is a bloody nightmare

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      1. Andrew
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Go with your first choice, you could go round in circles all day and night thinking about that one 🙂

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      2. Seamy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Yup. It would have been a lot easier if I hada brought Lambert in instead of Berba 😛

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      3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        It's basically a risk to not captain Hazard or RVP, not so much Tevez as I can see him being an unpopular pick. I've gone Ba for the moment as I believe Stoke most likely won't lose by more than 2 goals and will be their usual selves. Whereas Ba is on form and could easily get a hat-trick.

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      4. Torchy the battery boy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Am I a silly person for captaining Nolan rather than Hazard?

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    7. BKR
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Fletcher or Berbs

      For me both are strong however Fletcher will score consistently and Berbs will burst out one day with 3 or 4 goals. ... But When?

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    8. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Who's everyone captaining this week?

      I'm going with Lambert 😎

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      1. Andrew
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Eddie Izzard, I mean Edin Hazard 🙂

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      2. floydy_floyd
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Lambert or rvp

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      3. Keane There Dunne That
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Bale (differential ) or Torres/tevez (usual)

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      4. Valar(Keith)
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Ba.. if i get him in(him or berbs in for graham)

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        1. Keane There Dunne That
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Im doing this too. Was thinking long as a punt

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      5. BKR
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        I will changing Hazard, Ivans, Berbs or Fixture proof Tevez/ RVP

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      6. Efan Ekoku Pops
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Christian Bale

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      7. Seamy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Leaning towards RVP.

        Although if I had done my original planned transfer Graham->Lambert, instead of drafting in Berba I would be captaining Rickie for sure

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      8. blue cheese
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Ba.

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    9. Keane There Dunne That
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Hello

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        8/20

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        1. Keane There Dunne That
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Ok

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    10. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Ba owners worried that Berbs will go mental this week. leadin us to an early swap for him? gotta decide between berbs and ba and i honestly cannot decide

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Nah, Fulham are poor away. Also midfield centre is becoming a problem

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        1. Valar(Keith)
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          he does seem like one of those guys you put in your team and forget about till injured. Ba does'nt. more flair less safety

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      2. BKR
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Berbs might score blanks for few GW's and we will be mental

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        1. Valar(Keith)
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Berbs seems more of the mainstream choice.. if he does well this week he'll be 7.5 by the end of teh week. that's a lot of money to be made and potential points over a 2 week Ba punt

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      3. Valar(Keith)
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        with Cisse ill though Ba looks fantastic for this week

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    11. pilgrim
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Play Clark away to Southampton, or use FT to bring in Naughton for Cueller and bench Clark?

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    12. Seamy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Play Maloney (FUL) or Pienaar (swa) this weekend? Already have Baines starting

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      1. pilgrim
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        I have all 3 and I'm playing Pienaar ahead of Maloney

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      2. Sera
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        I have the same problem. Currently have Pienaar in the team with Baines.

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    13. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Why do the Scout Picks not show which gameweek it's for?

      Is that last week's Scout Picks on the top right still??

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      1. tommygun
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Must be last week for many reasons.

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      2. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, that's last weeks.

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      3. Efan Ekoku Pops
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        They had trouble with the formatting because of the 5-man midfield or something like that.

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      4. pilgrim
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        they usually do, and yes its last weeks

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        1. Evasivo
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks Lads 🙂

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    14. Sera
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Foster
      Demel Rafael Baines
      Michu Cazorla Pienaar Hazard
      Tevez RVP Lambert

      Begovic Maloney Davies Cuellar

      Should I play Maloney over Pienaar?

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    15. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Captain Hazard or Ben Arfa?

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        HBA

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      2. Keane There Dunne That
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Hazard

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      3. Stupendous
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        HBA as he is almost guaranteed 90mins, whereas im not sure about Hazard post Juve and at home with a host of players in need of a match.

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      4. floydy_floyd
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Haz outta those 2

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      5. Efan Ekoku Pops
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Ben Arfa

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    16. The Wizard of Ozil
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      anywhere selling the new pro evo cheap over the weekend? normally a few deals on when it comes out

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      1. Seamy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Duno, great grav though. I decided last night that for our Halloween Ale Trail I shall be dressing up as M.A. Jiminez

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        1. The Wizard of Ozil
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          That sounds like a great look to be fair

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    17. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      AVB, where are you?!!

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    18. सनकी
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Naughton is on firee!

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        anyone save him ?

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    19. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/135177/event-history/4/

      How do i link this?

      What do people think?

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      1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        FAQ off

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        1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          i mean read the FAQs- it says it all 😉

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      2. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Top of the page -> Your Profile -> Paste the link into the website section.

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      3. Podge
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Go to Profile on the top right of the page and post it as your website

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      4. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        FAQ off 😛

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    20. hazza
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      play jaas or cech?

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    21. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Anyone got the link to that new fpl blog site? read some brilliant articles on there durin the international break and i've forgotten the name now..

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      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        http://premierleaguefantasy.blogspot.ie/
        Might be this one,well worth a read anyway

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