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25 October 2012 2431 comments
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Aleks Kolarov is a legend around these parts. Two seasons ago I backed the Serbian to shine, only to be left eggy faced as he City man huffed and puffed without impact. Now he’s back and this time it’s personal.

Having crashed the party with a 20-point haul in his last Etihad encounter, Kolarov is being lined up for a start this weekend and even Granville’s taking notice. Having ridiculed my affections for the player and gloried in his failings, the Mancunian has got himself a crush and he’s struggling to fight it off.

This week’s ScoutCast features a lot of Kolarlove, along with the supporting cast of regulars as Granville steals a mini-league march and starts to sound cocky.

Listen in on the Serbian swooning via this link, or stream the episode via the handy player below…

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

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  1. tosey
    14 years, 4 hours ago

    if you owned both bale and aguero who would you captain?

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    1. Hank Scorpio
      14 years, 4 hours ago

      Aguero.

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    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      For me, it would depend on mini-leagues - who owns who etc - Aguero for me I reckon.

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      1. tosey
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        tbh not many of my rivals own either bale or aguero!

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    3. Bubbles
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Depends how confident you are on Aguero starting. If you're certain he will, then I'd go for him.

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      1. tosey
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        i think he will but i thought that versus sunderland

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        1. floydy_floyd
          14 years, 3 hours ago

          Tbh I think he probs plays tomo an rests vs west ham next sat. Are u looking to sell him tosey?

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    4. floydy_floyd
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Bale due to guaranteed start and that only. And I do have both.

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    5. Back on the horse
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Bale safer option, but the A-unit could score big.

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  2. J.Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 4 hours ago

    Thoughts about this lineup:

    ----------------Bego

    --Baines--Caulker--Kolarov

    Bale (vc)---Santi---Mata---Walters

    ---------Tevez (C)--Ba--Kone

    bench: Jussi, Ivanovic, Wilson, Sterling

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    1. Hank Scorpio
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Decent, I would play Wilson over Caulker and double up on Stoke, and maybe consider shoving Sterling further up the subs bench.

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      1. McTown
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        agree with this

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    2. Mak_Gold
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Good team but a bit weak up front. But your midfield makes up for it.

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    3. Mak_Gold
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Also, why bench Ivanovic? Just 'cause he's playing MU? But he's at home.

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      1. J.Mata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        Yes because he's agaisnt MU and I think Baines (LIV), Kolarov (SWA), Caulker (sot) has better change for cs and almost same change to attacking points.

        I have 1.3 in bank so I can get Rooney in for Tevez for gw11 by downgrading Kolarov to Gorkss.

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    4. shamerock robin
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Rubbish!

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      1. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        14 years, 2 hours ago

        Lot of players seem to playing away next week.

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  3. FantasyFreak
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Nothing else I can do with this team right?
    1 FT, 0 left in bank.

    Bego
    Baines Ivanovic Rafael
    Bale Cazorla Michu Nolan
    Ba Berba RVP

    Foster Puncheon Davies Nelsen

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    1. Mak_Gold
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Yep, save it.

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    2. McTown
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      not not much wiggle room, nothing worth a hit there

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  4. McTown
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Heres the team

    (Mannone), Begovic

    (Hughes),( Clyne), Wilson, Baines, Taylor S

    Gervinho, Ben Arfa, Bale, Sterling, (Pienaar),

    RVP, Berbatov, Tevez

    0.2 in bank, 1 ft

    thoughts? planning on banking the transfer. cheers for any input

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  5. Jebiga
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Im buing kit today, so whats your favourite ?

    1. UTD 3rd kit
    2. Arsenal 3rd kit
    3. Chelsea 3kit
    4. UTD home kit

    *Spurs 3rd (unfortunatly they dont have)

    Im City fan, but their kits are shi**y

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    1. shamerock robin
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      So why are you buying a kit from a team you don't support?

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      1. Jebiga
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        Because i prefer design more than support

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        1. McTown
          14 years, 3 hours ago

          fair enough, why wear something you dont like. and yes city kits are poo

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          1. Scroobius Mac
            14 years, 3 hours ago

            I wouldn't buy a Spurs kit if I didn't like the design but wearing an Arsenal or Chelsea shirt I wouldn't even consider it.

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    2. Tommytour
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      If you are a City fan then definitely 1 😉

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      1. Jebiga
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        yea i know, thats best for me, but they dont have third kit in Serbia 🙁

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  6. Limbo
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Haha - what was that cough at the end of the cast?

    Hat tip to Derek and Clive?

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    1. Limbo
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      For those who've never listened to the venerable duo

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEOsTi1BeRI

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  7. Tommytour
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    With Saylor starting last night reckon he will be back on the bench for Brom?

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    1. McTown
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      real? playing him at the moment with hughes/clyne waiting in the wings. you think hell play 60+?

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      1. Tommytour
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        Is he capable of playing twice in 4 days after coming back from injury? I'm not so sure with his injury record and Williamson filling in well, unfortunately see him not starting this week and being back for Pool.

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        1. McTown
          14 years, 3 hours ago

          hmm might bench him then. cheers for the info

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  8. SPorting
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    morning chumps!

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    1. Hank Scorpio
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Let's skip the whole in between part this time and go straight to Chump Off you Chumping Mother Chumper.

      Morning, by the way.

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      1. SPorting
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        Underchumped!

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        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 3 hours ago

          Chum, chumminy, chum, chump, cheroo ...

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  9. Made of Stone
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Mornin' - this may have been posted already, but a great article thsi morning on Rooney's new role at ManU - makes you want to get him in with those stats!

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20087767

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    1. Willis.
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      They're obviously inflated. Too small of a sample size to compare.

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      1. Epic Fail
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        Speaking of sample size 😯

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      2. Made of Stone
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        That grav just steals the show every time 😉

        It was quite a good article (honest!)

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  10. La Roja
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Sooo Fellaini and Suarez out..

    Kun and Hoilett or Kightly in

    YAY or NAY?

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    1. tosey
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      yeh

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  11. Limbo
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Just had a look at WHM fixtures - Ouch.

    Demel > Wilson.

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  12. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    So the possiblity of a season long 4.0 keeper in gone. Federici comes back into goal. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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    1. McTown
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      thank god i didnt get mac in

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    2. tosey
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      read teh reading forum, federici wont start

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  13. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Have done my transfers for this week.

    For next week thinking of bringing in Wilson for Hughes or Cuellar. It has to be Hughes right?

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    1. La Roja
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      yep

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      1. Limbo
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        I like Hughes, and Wilson... other DEFs?

        Fulham's fixtures are a little hit and miss but he's great value.

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    2. Hank Scorpio
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Fixtures say to bin Hughes over Cuellar.

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    3. Spencer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Yes, I would say so.

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  14. Hank Scorpio
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Team looking ok for this week?

    Foster
    Baines - Wilson - Hughes
    Bale - Mata - Johnson - Noble
    RVP - Tevez (C) - Ba

    Henderson - Cuellar - Dyer - Demel

    1FT 0.0m in the bank, I was initially thinking Johnson -> Walters, but now I think I might just save it.

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    1. Sarnab
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      No Santi/arsenal cover is a bit risky

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  15. Twelve years a slave
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Tottenham in for a shock , Southampton to beat a travel weary tottenham side

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    1. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      a 4-3 soton win (Bale x 3) would be pretty optimal I have to say....

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    2. Epic Fail
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Nah.

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    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      If I transfer Lambert out, he will score. If I play him, he won't.

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    4. Rodders
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      hopefully a few lambert goals!

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  16. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Falling way behind in my mini-league, so I've pencilled in my first real gamble transfer for next week:

    Michu/Santi -> Taarabt (the latter raises enough to get Aguero in the following week)

    Thoughts?

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    1. floydy_floyd
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Aguero won;t play vs W.Ham and Villa imo due to CL so why bother with him?

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  17. Made of Stone
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Thoughts on this please?

    RVP & Michu to Tevez & Bale for -4 points....

    Yay / nay?

    RVP / BA / Berba
    Santi / Hazard / Michu / Sterling / Maloney

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    1. La Roja
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      nay! Never ditch RVP, rule of thumb

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  18. Twelve years a slave
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Cant see why people spending four on Bale , yes he has a coupke of decent fixtures , but then two horrible ones
    Spend four just for two weeks not good economics imo

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    1. Epic Fail
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      It's good when Bale scorers 6 goals in that period. 😉

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    2. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      His fixtures later did put me off to be honest.

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  19. Rodders
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Morning All. Would you play Rangel or take a 4 point hit to replace?

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      I'd focus on getting rid of Demel or Gunter if I were you.

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      1. Rodders
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        i know, awful defence...neither of them will play this week

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    2. Hank Scorpio
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Rangel ---> Wilson, could pay off this week, but definitely would over the next few I would think.

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    3. Zep
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      I have a very similar quandary... I am currently considering Sagna, but as everybody keeps reminding me, he might not even play... but I am willing to take a risk, since I have a feeling he will score well...

      Who are you thinking of bringing in?

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      1. Rodders
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        Maybe someone like Wilson like Stinkfly mentioned, not listened to the scoutcast yet but may take a punt on kolarov if they can convince me!

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  20. real ale madrid
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Jaask Foster
    Jenks Baines Wisdom Cuellar Clyne
    Pienaar Michu Haz Cazorla Sterling
    Tevez RVP Berb

    2FT

    Guys I am thinking
    Foster > Bego
    Jenks > Gorks

    Leaves me 1.4 to do Berb to Ba next week (or this week -4)

    Are there better moves? What do you think?

    Thanks very much for input

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  21. Zep
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    If you had 3 defenders that will (most probably) score 0pts this week, would you take a hit to get one who will probably play in a very favourable fixture, and is someone you want long term anyway?

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    1. Willis.
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Depends on who your subs are, but if they are shite, then yes, I would do the tranny....

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      1. Zep
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        My subs are Pienaar, Gunter, Rangel... right now I'm playing Clyne... but he is likely to get anywhere between -1/0/1 pts...

        I would much rather take a calculated risk and bring in Sagna, such an exciting move... I can't remember the last time I did something like that... and I want him GW11 onwards anyway...

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    2. Epic Fail
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Yep, I may be doing just that. You'll probably only be down by 2 points this week, but in the long run...

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      1. Zep
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        Exactly, even if if goes awry, I will be happy that he's (Sagna) in my team anyway... since GW11 onwards his run looks amazing...

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    3. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Y
      E
      S

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      1. Zep
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        Obviously an objective response... 😉

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    4. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Hey Zep,

      To most probably score 0pts would mean conceeding 4 or conceeding 2 and getting booked, i.e. very doubtful for those defenders who actually play.

      You'd need the player you're bringing in to get a cleanie/assist/goal to make it a profitable move, which is probably

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      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        Jinnny, why would you do this. Why.

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      2. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        what the! Only posted half my reply!!

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        1. Zep
          14 years, 3 hours ago

          Please continue with what you were saying...

          I'd like to know what you were going to say...

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          1. Jinswick
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            14 years, 3 hours ago

            Haha, ok...

            ...which is probably only justifiable if:

            a) you can't field 11 players
            b) the player you desperately want in becomes unaffordable next week (price rises)
            c) there is a DGW
            d) you have a crucial transfer planned for next week already

            I'm guessing a), b) and c) aren't relevant here, given it's Sagna and you have Clyne, so that leaves d). My point being that you're unlikely (

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            1. Jinswick
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              14 years, 3 hours ago

              (Not sure what's going on here....)

              ....you're unlikely (

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              1. Jinswick
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                14 years, 3 hours ago

                ok i give up. You get the jist though! 🙂

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                1. Jinswick
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  14 years, 3 hours ago

                  you're unlikely (

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      3. Zep
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        This is the same Southampton we are talking about?

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    5. King Nil Miss ✩
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Since it´s a long term transfer, yes.

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  22. Jebiga
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Any news about Ciaran Clark ?

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  23. Sarnab
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Baines, Mcauley, Cuellar

    Should I play this defense ? or do davies to wilson for free

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    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      If you plan to do that for the long term, do it now.

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      1. Limbo
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        Aye. Stoke's fixtures are excellent

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    2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Now is the time ... 😀

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  24. el flacooo
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Any opinion whith my team

    —————-Bego

    –Baines–nelsen–skrtel

    Bale (vc)—Hazard—Steerling —Gervinho

    ———rvp (C)–Ba--fletcher

    bench: Foster Koscielny, Jones Puncheon
    1ft 0 in bank

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    1. Willis.
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Ne capitaine pas RVP! Je capitainerais Bale.

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      1. el flacooo
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        Last year some one told me the samething before Chelsea arsenal and rvp scored à hat trick...

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    2. Limbo
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Non joue pas Nelsen. Jouer Koscielny

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      1. el flacooo
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        But koscielny Will be benched no?

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  25. King Nil Miss ✩
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    I like the part when you start to talk how Granville is aproaching in the contributors league and you can actually hear Mark scratching his beard... 😉

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    1. Epic Fail
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      That wasn't his beard he was scratching...

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      1. King Nil Miss ✩
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        😯

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        1. Zep
          14 years, 3 hours ago

          Balls... what a cock up... 😉

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  26. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    was there ever a game with less total player owned in FPL than vila - norwich?

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  27. emperikal
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Morning everyone! I've had my mind set on doing the following transfers:

    McAuley + Naughton (don't ask) OUT

    Wilson + S. Taylor IN

    Taylor played a full 90 last night so do we think he'll start on the weekend? Only thing holding me back at the moment.

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    1. Tommytour
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Go Simpson, Santon or Colo over Saylor can see Williamson retaining his place unfortunately

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    2. Limbo
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      I rate McAuley.

      Perhaps just Naughton > Wilson?

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    3. Chris_White
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      NAUGHTON!?!?!?

      😉

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  28. si
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Ajax 3 (£3.5m) - City 1 (£189m)

    The dutch know how to do footballing academies.

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    1. Limbo
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Oui

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    2. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Si.

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    3. King Nil Miss ✩
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Same can be said with Sporting Lisbon last season!

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    4. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      On the other hand, they were not managed by Mancini ...

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      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 3 hours ago

        I went total left field.

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        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 3 hours ago

          😯 What have you done??? 😀

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          1. Lateriser 12
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            14 years, 3 hours ago

            Bacarywagon.

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            1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              14 years, 3 hours ago

              Errr ... that is as mainstream as you can get ... 😛

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        2. blue cheese
          14 years, 3 hours ago

          Scout tweets say Yaya is a doubt.

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          1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            14 years, 3 hours ago

            Ta, Nitin - Mata replaced him earlier this week. Money, money, money ... 😀

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            1. King Nil Miss ✩
              14 years, 3 hours ago

              Must be funny...

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          2. Lateriser 12
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            14 years, 3 hours ago

            Uh-oh.

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  29. The Artist
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Snap Poll:

    Kightly (EA PPI: 94; ICT: 51.1)

    or

    Walters (EA PPI: 78; ICT: 65.3)

    On comparison tool Walters gets the nod 51-49, but Kightly had some serious backers prior to injuries in the season he came up with Wolves, and is a full 0.9 cheaper. I'm leaning towards Kightly, but is Walters' OOP enough to tip the scales in his favor?

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    1. RenNy
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Walters for me, OOP and pens too

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    2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Not in my opinion. Kightly ftw.

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  30. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 3 hours ago

    Why is everyone here so down on captaining Robin? Is it ennui? Contrariness?

    Or are we all on a train stopped at Upney??? 😉

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    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      Bale and Ba are as good a choice as Robin. So are the city lot.
      Not better, as good.

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    2. Limbo
      14 years, 3 hours ago

      CHE away for RVP

      Or

      QPR home for Santi...

      I know I know...

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