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Podcast November 8

The ScoutCast – Episode Eighty Seven – The Hole

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We just won’t let it lie. Having rinsed through the idea in this week’s Digest, the prospect of dropping this new breed of “in the hole” midfielders into a new Fantasy position gets another airing in this week’s ‘Cast. Granville agrees but we still somehow manage to argue about it.

Around that particular hot topic, there’s our usual brand of regulars, plus a preview of the two sides that lie in wait for us in the Fantasy Football Scout Cup and the latest on Ed’s team and his work on the new comments system. “Mr Ghostship” had a bad week – could it be all the attention has piled the pressure on his big coding shoulders?

Take up the role in the hole by clicking this link, or just stream the business in your browser via the player below….

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

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  1. Derm
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Begovic
    Gorkss / Cameron / Baines
    Valencia / Bale / Mata / McAnuff
    Van Persie (c) / Defoe / Tevez (vc)

    Cerny / Taarabt / Nelsen / McCartney

    Any ideas? Was planning on defoe to ba but still no news on fitness
    1FT and 0.4 in the bank

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  2. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Sorry for all that nonsense on the last page.....

    Internet has been acting up for the last week or so. Very annoying. Just wondering if there are any tekkies around and could help me?

    Whenever I try to load up a page something comes up saying there’s a problem with my DNS (whatever that is).

    Any advice?

    It has literally taken me like 20 tries to post this comment.

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      If you are on windows, try renewing your IP address. In the start menu, search for 'Command Prompt'

      Type:

      ipconfig/release

      then

      ipconfig/renew

      You will have a new IP and DNS issues should be resolved.

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks Giggs, I'll get back to you on how it went later.

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  3. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    hazard to Mata or carzola for a hit?

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    1. fuloptothebrum
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      mata would be sideways, may well score less than hazard anyway, suicide

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    2. Andrew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      No, leave it this week

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

      Um neither for a hit. Just daft that.

      Hazard will murder Chelsea....as will Mata, but you have Hazard so don't bother worrying.

      If you proposed something to get Hazard AND Mata or Caz for a hit, i'd say yes probably.

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      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Will murder LIVERPOOLl!!!

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        1. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          thanks just needed that reassurance!

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      2. SC not pearls before swine
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        haha

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  4. hossuck
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Bale out? For Ben Arfa? Or not? Or for someone else? I have hazard cazorla pienaar guthrie..

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    1. fuloptothebrum
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I'd stick with him unless you need cash. He's gonna get a lot of points long term for sure

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    2. Andrew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Keep Bale, he's a big game player.

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    3. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      No. No. No. No

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    4. Yossi
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Just keep...

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    5. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      With Caz and Haz, I would.

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  5. seanie3
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Begovic (Jussi)
    Rafael, Baines, Shawcross (McCartney, Wilson)
    Bale, Santi, Mata, Pienaar (sterling)
    Tevez, Ba, Berb

    I have 2 FT, which is the best option

    a) Pieenar & Tevez -> Maloney & RVP
    b) bale & Tevez -> Michu & RVP
    c) bale & Tevez -> Fellani & RVP (pienaar to michu following week)

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    1. Andrew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      a

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  6. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Dempsey > Sterling and Tevez > RVP for a hit?

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    1. Reed_Rothchild
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

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  7. Spoiler
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    current squad with 0.2m in bank & 2 freebies
    suggestions?

    Begovic
    Baines | Nelsen | Rafael
    Cazorla | Hazard | Michu | Pienaar
    RVP | Berba | Ba

    Foster, Cuellar, Guthrie, Hughes

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  8. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Alright, I did my transfers...

    Hazard and Giroud out, RVP and Sterling in...

    Guess it's time for Hazard to go on a scoring spree and RVP to start failing like it happens to me with all my transfers...

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    1. Cap'n Crash - Just Fan…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Fingers crossed

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    2. fatherted
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Oy......shush!!!

      RVP that is. Hazard can fail for me!!

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  9. lfc123
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    I saw someone's post saying Bale is out? is it people trolling..

    i hope not, would make my decision a lot easier

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    1. Scroobius Mac
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      http://www.thefightingcock.co.uk/forum/styles/soft_responsive/xenforo/smilies//bale-grin.png

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      1. lfc123
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        ahh i see, a severe case of monkeyitis

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    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      He's fine. Ready for Sunday

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  10. fatherted
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Tevez and Bale to RVP and Sterling??

    Last request tonight before bed.

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  11. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Best def for 5.5 or less?

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    1. Cap'n Crash - Just Fan…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I'm looking at Wilkinson or Nastassic as bottom priced options. Wat you think?

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    2. lfc123
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Sagna

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    3. New Ghost
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Sagna

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    4. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Maloney
      Kightly
      McAnuff
      Sterling

      You choose.

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      1. MJ6987
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Read fail!

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  12. Jeremiah
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    A Cole > ???

    Advice would be much appreciated!

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    1. New Ghost
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Rafael if you don't already have him.

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  13. Nemanja Vidic
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Mielfielder for 6.0?
    Have Hazard, Michu, Stering and Barfa

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    1. Scroobius Mac
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Ramirez or Lallanalalla

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    2. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Going heavy up front? Not wise, you need more in the mids.

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    3. Jeremiah
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Lallana

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    4. Reacher
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Lallana!?

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  14. Scroobius Mac
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    AVB faces revolt from backroom staff

    http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/3853/1352410971691.gif

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    1. Yossi
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Hah, dunno what that's about 🙂

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    2. New Ghost
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Why the hell did he push him? Hahahahaha

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    3. King Eric, in America
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      That's that bean-counter doosh newly brought in who played, like, third league ball in Thailand, right?

      I now admire AVB just a little bit.

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  15. Reacher
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    2 very different transfers help needed..

    A, Ivanovic > Rafael

    B, Kacnacklic > Maloney or Noble

    C, No transfer 2 next week

    Team linked thanks in advance

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    1. Spoiler
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      A

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      1. 4vets
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        +1... why has it taken this long?

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        1. Reacher
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          lol to go Ivan to Rafa vets? More important transfers where required & if i do A i have to play Sterling @ Chelski so i was going to wait 1 more week for Rafa?

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      2. Reacher
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers spoiler that would mean starting Sterling at chelsea and i have Ba who is a doubt,
        are you keeping Ba?

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    2. sageypoo
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      no transfer

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  16. Emp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    first 5 to the captain vote this week gets the nod pls help ! 🙂
    Rooney(avl)
    Fellaini(SUN)
    Baines(SUN)
    Tevez(TOT)
    Ba(WHU)
    Hazard(LIV)

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    1. Yossi
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Fellaini

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    2. Scroobius Mac
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Rooney

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    3. living the dream
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Tevez

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    4. New Ghost
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Tevez.

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    5. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Roon out of that sorry bunch of losers 😉

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    6. Kostja
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      ba if fit

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    7. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Tevez, I would pick Rooney but he seems to play deeper away.

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    8. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Roon.

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    9. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Roon

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  17. Manani
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    do I have the right starting lineup?

    Begovic (foster)
    Baines Rafael Demel (Hughes Cuellar)
    Bale Mata Santi McAnuff Pineear
    Suarez Giroud (Berba)

    berba 1st sub, anything need to be dne to my team?

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    1. Manani
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      baines (C) McAnuff (VC)

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  18. Ste7ieBoy
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Caz & Puncheon > Walcott & Gera ?

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    1. Emp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      no !

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  19. seanie3
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    any news on demba ba? do we think he'll be ok for the weekend game

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  20. Spoiler
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    this is a really crap question but looking for a 4.5 mid to replace guthrie

    options..

    A) Leigertwood
    B) Schneiderlin
    C) Tettey

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  21. Leeds Lucky
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Team
    Begovic (Jussi)
    Ivan Rafael Baines (Baird, Clyne)
    Mata Cazorla Fellaini Michu Maloney
    RVP Berbatov (Ba)
    Did (-8) for Bale, Nolan, Tevez to RVP, Fellaini, Maloney. No money left
    Whom should I bench between Ba, Berbatov, Maloney

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  22. MJ6987
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Ref the Scoutcast...why are Fellaini, Michu, Nolan classed as mids but Rooney not? Given that he played in the same position as them last year and was obviously going to this season.

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    1. Kostja
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      IDK, playing as high as any other United player in half of the games.

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    2. King Eric, in America
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Because he plays primarily a forward position? Yes, he drops back. Yes, he'll play in the hole a bunch. Yes, he's been known to block shots off the goal line.

      But he's ultimately still a forward.

      For now, at least.

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  23. Van Dal
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Cant wait for the paddy cup but does anybody know the fella im playing. FC dreamteam?

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  24. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Guys, help me out here please.

    A) Crouch, Ivanovic > Ba, Cameron/ShawX [i already have huth and begovic and i like to gamble]

    B) Michu, Ivanovic > Cazorla, Baird [i have enough cover to rotate Baird on his bad fixtures.]

    C) there is no option C.

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    1. living the dream
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      D) must try harder

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  25. teachmunna
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    I'm dropping aguero and bring in Rooney. I'm also dropping Lambert to bring in Roberts. Roberts will be bench fodder .. thoughts...?

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  26. Fancy Feet
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Why do people make this sign when talking about their transfer '>' ( the greater than sign). It burns my eyes balls being a Physics major. Why not just type 'to' instead? You press the same two keys and it actually makes proper sense when reading.

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    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Interesting. Maybe the scouts should do an article on this?

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      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        ^ lmao

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    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I guess an English major feels exactly the way you are feeling right now, when he reads 'eyes balls'

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      1. King Eric, in America
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        😆

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    3. New Ghost
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      As a med student, I can tell you that there is no such thing as eyes balls.

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      1. UnderstandablyDistraught
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Yes there is. Eyes balls are served during happy hour in the Philosophy dept.

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      2. JT's Dog
          11 years, 5 months ago

          I will go and tell my friend 'eyes' he will be devestated

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      3. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Ha! Being a computer scientist i know what you mean, but i try not to take it seriously, knowing what they mean. I generally use ➡ instead 😀

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      4. Fancy Feet
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Come on guys 'eyes' was an honest typo seesh

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    4. DoobNoob
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Pick 2 a) mata b) bale c) carzorla

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      1. MJ6987
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        A, B

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      2. living the dream
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        replied on next page. Mata and Caz cos AVB is a joker

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    5. Torres76
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Swop Baines + Tevez for RVP + Cameron?

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      1. Torres76
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        My defence is

        McCauley, Baines, Ivanovic, Demel, Baird

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    6. seanie3
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      best combo to have

      a) tevez & rooney
      b) ba & rvp

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      1. New Ghost
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        I've had b since GW3. Lovely combination.

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      2. Kostja
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        I personally like Ba and Rooney

        But out of that lot B

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      3. Shipstontrev
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        The one with RVP

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    7. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      It's funny how the EL performances change our views...Bale's performance tonight has given strong doubts to my previously strong intentions to ship him out for Walcott.

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      1. Van Dal
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        how many assists he get?

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        1. Red20
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Two I think..

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      2. Fancy Feet
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Bale to Walcott is crazy talk. Bale is on the verge of exploding. I agree Walcott as well but if you already have Bale just keep him. Get Walcott another way.

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