Podcast December 6

The ScoutCast – Episode Ninety One – Honeytrap

Granville loves a double Gameweek. He circles them like a fly around honey, so often falling for their hollow promises and duplicitous charm. Will Gameweek 16 be any different? Certainly my esteemed rival has the momentum; after closing our mini-league gap to just three points, Granville is in confident mood as we chew the fat on the this week’s double header, lament the Baines phantom injury and the not-so-phantom Bale affliction.

The regulars are present and correct, as we chat Michu, Fellaini and Suarez vs Ba in “all aboard”, preview the rest of the weekend fixtures, tamper with the failing ScoutCast team and reveal a new arrival in our members area for the New Year.

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2,439 Comments Post a Comment

zan
11 years, 4 months ago
will Fletcher play?
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1. Christina.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I doubt it.
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  1. Doctor X
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Christina, who gets your (C)?
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    1. Christina.
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Looks like Sess(c)
      
      Not that I have much faith in my choice. It was all set up 2 weeks ago to be Fletcher(c) and that has been a major major ballsup from my side selling Ba and now Fletcher being injured.
      
      Story of my season.
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      1. Doctor X
        11 years, 4 months ago
        I'm praying for a Fletch recovery. Havent heard a morsel of news on that.
        
        Im swapping with Fellaini and RVP.
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        Christina.
        11 years, 4 months ago
        I don't think fletcher will recover, and even if he does the risk is to high to give him (c).
        
        Now check him score 10+pts!
        
        http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/10094325.O_Neill_turns_to_Wickham_to_cover_Fletcher_injury/
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        Doctor X
        11 years, 4 months ago
        No quotes in that article. It's all speculation, but you're probably right.
        
        Meh. My seasons been pretty crap so far.
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        Christina.
        11 years, 4 months ago
        Yes, no quotes but the silence from MON must surely indicate that fletcher is getting intensive treatment and they will give him right until the end to recover.
        
        i can't imagine they will risk him as it sounds he went into the NOR game with the injury.
        
        Damn.
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        athleticbilbobaggins
        11 years, 4 months ago
        Suarez to Fletcher for -4 on saturday night is not looking good at all then. Damn.
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2. lfc123
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No one knows... wait for team news
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3. Doctor X
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Not sure yet.
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Doctor X
11 years, 4 months ago
Morning everyone.

Hit me with Bale replacements please (barring Sess) ? I’m stumped truly.

I’ve got Mata, Michu, Fellaini and Sterling..
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1. lfc123
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Cathorla or Silva
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2. Viduka
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Cazorla? Hasn't been great recently but top fixtures
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3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  dempsey
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4. GreennRed
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Silva
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5. Doctor X
  11 years, 4 months ago
  *sigh* Wouldn't want to play Silva vs my club in a Derby. Did that in the 6-1 and felt pretty crap about it 🙁
  
  Cazorla or Dempsey it is for me then.
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  1. GreennRed
    11 years, 4 months ago
    The points will ease your pain. He can do well and United win.
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6. RamaJama
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Wait for Silva news and buy og fit, hold Bale if not.
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Viduka
11 years, 4 months ago
Thinking about Gorkks > Shorey for -4, with Cameron, Rangel and Cuellar my current backs.

I will probably be cautious and not do it, does anyone disagree?
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1. Doctor X
  11 years, 4 months ago
  If you can afford a 3-4-3 without a hit, I wouldn't recommend it, unless you wanna have a bit of fun. Then go ahead and live a little 🙂
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  1. Viduka
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Sitting on a 3-5-2 with Saurez on the bench.
    
    I think the fun factor is what's tempting me but a midfielder would be much more inspiring!
    
    Eh I'll probably end up doing it drunk tonight
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tajulariff
11 years, 4 months ago
Gardner or Shorey captain for DGW? I only have these 2 players for captain.
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1. Christina.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Neither.
  
  Nope.
  
  Never.
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2. Pinoche
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Shorey.
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UnitednationsXI
11 years, 4 months ago
Bale and fletchers injury is messing up all my plans....

Begovic (mannone)
enrique cueller rafael davies (demel)
michu cazorla fellaini (sterling bale)
rvp berba fletcher(c)

Have 1.7m and 1FT.......So should i get rid of bale and fletcher???...fletcher was going to be my cpt this week...here are my options:
A: bale >> sess.....and next week fletcher >> suarez....but wont have any spurs coverage for their run
B: just do rafael >> baines...since rafael might be rotation risk now
C: cazorla + fletch >> giroud + sess for a hit
D: save FT

I am leaning towards either C or D.....thoughts??
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1. Buck The Trent
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I'd do A for now.
  
  Wait for team news/press conference to decide re: Fletch
  
  I'd say your team is in better condition that some of us here. Thw worst case you can play 5 at the back.
  
  I have Suarez, Walcott, Bale, Gorkss out and Fletcher doubtful. I took a hit in order to field 11 🙁
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Jafooli
11 years, 4 months ago
% chance of starting (and for DGW, both games):

1. Mignolet
2. Ivanovic
3. Cuellar
4. Gorkss
5. Cazorla
6. Enrique
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1. Doctor X
  11 years, 4 months ago
  100%
  90%
  100%
  10%
  100%
  100%
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2. Christina.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  1=100%
  3=100%
  4= 0%
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3. GreennRed
  11 years, 4 months ago
  4 is 20%. 100% the rest.
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  1. Something Clever
    11 years, 4 months ago
    I reckon Ivanovic might get the boot this week.
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    1. Pinoche
      11 years, 4 months ago
      LOL what?
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      1. Something Clever
        11 years, 4 months ago
        He's been poor last two games and Terry is back no?
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    2. GreennRed
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Cahill and Sideshow CBs? Say it isn't so. Sideshow has too much football in him to be a defender and not enough football in him to be a footballer.
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      1. athleticbilbobaggins
        11 years, 4 months ago
        Atleast he is good at taking penalties. 😀
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        GreennRed
        11 years, 4 months ago
        😉
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4. Pinoche
  11 years, 4 months ago
  99%
  99%
  99%
  1%
  99%
  99%
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Gaz Downright
11 years, 4 months ago
@Bilboa

Why nutmeg when you can simply meg? http://youtu.be/NhSoU0WXkIw
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1. athleticbilbobaggins
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Woah. Great. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXNtxXbn_qM Check this out. Creativity.
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Jafooli
11 years, 4 months ago
Repost from bottom of last page.......A wee bit all over the shop right now and not had much time to work on my team. This is currently how they line up:

Mignolet (DGW)
Ivanovic – Enrique – Cuellar (DGW) – Gorkss (DGW)
Fellaini – Michu (VC) – Sessengnon (C) – Sterling
RVP – Berbatov

Begovic – Demel – Bale* – Suarez*

Would you do:

1. Bale to Cazorla and play instead of Sterling
2. Gorkss to Shorey and play him
3. Nothing and save transfer
4. Other, if so what?

Also bench & captain make sense?

Thanks in advance…..
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1. Something Clever
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Save it. If you're captain is Sess, surely you're thinking he might score/assist against Chelsea? If so, why not bench Ivanovic and play Demel who is at home to a striker-less Liverpool.
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  1. Jafooli
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Yeah all good points SC.....re Ivan/Sess/Demel suggestion, agreed but also a bit like hedging bets and hoping Sess does more damage to Reading.....
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    1. Something Clever
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Yeah i guess Sess is still very likely to pick you up four points as Capt, or 6 with a cleanie, which isn't bad with another game to come.
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2. Doctor X
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Save transefer and play Demel.. if not then I'd do Bale > Cazorla/Dempsey.
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3. Hubert
  11 years, 4 months ago
  3 and maybe switch Gorkss for Demel?
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Christina.
11 years, 4 months ago
Happy birthday JT.

Not.
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1. Gaz Downright
  11 years, 4 months ago
  +1
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2. Something Clever
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Did John Terry start referring to himself as JT? It seems like something he'd do. I can't stand players who do stuff like that. It's another reason Ronaldo is bll end imo. CR7? Complete Retard maybe? Remember when Ince named himself 'The Gov'ner'? Give over.
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  1. nzsheep
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Briabane Broncos Corey Parker named himself: the Big Show" Lebron named himself: "the King" I believe.
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Pinoche
11 years, 4 months ago
Bale to Dempsey and Gorkss to Shorey.

Boom!
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1. Christina.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Kakboom!
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Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
11 years, 4 months ago
Captain picks

Cazorla - Michu - Berbatov

Which one do I choose? Hmmm
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1. Pinoche
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Michu.
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2. Gaz Downright
  11 years, 4 months ago
  well.... not Cathththtzzz*spits*orla
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  1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Why not?
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    1. Gaz Downright
      11 years, 4 months ago
      I don't need a reason
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3. athleticbilbobaggins
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No DGW players ?
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  1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Cuellar and Mignolet...not captain material really
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    1. athleticbilbobaggins
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Michu is the safe choice out of that lot then. Cazorla if you are feeling puntish.
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4. thetinkerman
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I'm switching between Michu and Berba.
  
  Form says Michu, gut says Berba. One is wrong probably wrong, just don't know which.
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  1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    11 years, 4 months ago
    I'd probably be more confident with Berba if he'd got at least some attacking returns in the last 4. That's the concern...otherwise it would seem like a fairly straight forward decision. Striker at home etc. I still may go for Berbatov. Have a good feeling about Cazorla too, have you got him?
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5. Dark_Knight_braces
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Cazorla all the way
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zan
11 years, 4 months ago
Will Ba play?
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1. Christina.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Don't sell him for Fletcher.
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  1. Pinoche
    11 years, 4 months ago
    LOL
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  2. lfc123
    11 years, 4 months ago
    What retard did that?
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    1. Christina.
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Is that the doctor's finger after he did a prostate check on you?
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      1. lfc123
        11 years, 4 months ago
        No i had a nice encouter with your mother.. Mmmm smells fishy
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        Christina.
        11 years, 4 months ago
        It would. She passed away 15 years ago.
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  3. zan
    11 years, 4 months ago
    hahaha
    
    Note to self 😛
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Jafooli
11 years, 4 months ago
Walcott defo out, correct?
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1. Pinoche
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No, just Walcott.
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  1. Matt
    11 years, 4 months ago
    hehehe
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    1. Jafooli
      11 years, 4 months ago
      I see what you think he did there, but I'm not sure Aatish see's what he did there....
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      1. Pinoche
        11 years, 4 months ago
        Maybe I should have used a wink there.
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        Jafooli
        11 years, 4 months ago
        Ah okay, I'm the muppet.... 😉 🙂
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  2. Jafooli
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Thanks Aatiah......defo = definitely rather than Defoe, in this instance...
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    1. Pinoche
      11 years, 4 months ago
      🙄
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      1. Jafooli
        11 years, 4 months ago
        😉
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Jafooli
11 years, 4 months ago
Defoe, Ba, Suarez, Berbatov, Tevez......lot of good forward options, atm. Reckon RVP is close for the chop, unless he starts justifying the massive cash tied up in him.....
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1. Christina.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  The only good decision I made this season was getting Rvp in gw 2.
  
  THE ONLY.
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  1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    11 years, 4 months ago
    And that wasn't even a good decision...terrible value
    
    Wow...you really suck at this 😯
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    1. thetinkerman
      11 years, 4 months ago
      🙄
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2. OPTA FPL
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Berbatov, Tevez are not good options atm
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  1. Christina.
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Aaah, ladyguy I believe you have been around without me realizing it was you!
    
    Who is the sexy guy in your link?
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Jafooli
11 years, 4 months ago
If Fletcher's out is there a chance Sessegnon will plat up front?
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1. GreennRed
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Wickham
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2. Christina.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Gey a knw kebord
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  1. Jafooli
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Wy?
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    1. Jafooli
      11 years, 4 months ago
      It's these ipads, they blow...
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3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  He does already 🙂
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MountainBeach
11 years, 4 months ago
play clyne at home to reading rafael away man city or gorkss with a dgw? he isnt nailed on, is he?
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Something Clever
11 years, 4 months ago
My grav already has half a Christmas hat on. That's how cool he is.
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1. Christina.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Now just color your hair red and beard white and you are set.
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  1. Something Clever
    11 years, 4 months ago
    I ashamed to admit that i have no idea how to do this.
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    1. Christina.
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Anyone at a reputable hair salon would be able to help.
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2. GreennRed
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Mine is wearing the traditional Christmas colours, same as my name. I'm a Cool Yulester 😉
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MountainBeach
11 years, 4 months ago
michu for captain?
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1. GreennRed
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Yip
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MountainBeach
11 years, 4 months ago
is bale back next gw then?
and have people dropped him?
ive just benched him
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1. Clintymints
  11 years, 4 months ago
  NO
  
  Yes
  
  Ok
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Christina.
11 years, 4 months ago
Slow
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Buck The Trent
11 years, 4 months ago
Does anyone wanna have a stab at Scouts Pick for this GW?

My wild guess

Mignolet
Shorey Mertesacker Davies
Sess Cazorla Fellani Michu Mata
Lambert Berba

Subs Jaask Aguero Dempsey Robson-Kanu
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1. Hubert
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Migs
  Shorey Cuellar Morrison
  Sess AJ McAnuff Robson-Kanu Michu
  Fletcher Le Fondre
  
  Jaas Demel Mert RVP
  
  😀
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Christina.
11 years, 4 months ago
down
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Christina.
11 years, 4 months ago
kimozabe
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Jafooli
11 years, 4 months ago
What a huge disappointment Gorkss has been. Got him in about four or five weeks ago, with the view to this DGW. Now he's not even on the bench.

Good chance I'll now bench him, and knowing my luck he'll end up playing both games, score a brace with a CS and baps = some ludicrous like 25pts.....
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1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Played him once when he got a CS...pretty solid investment me thinks
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  1. Jafooli
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Total waste of time & space right now?
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2. Christina.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Why bench him? Play the bugger.
  
  That's what I'm doing.
  
  I know the felling though - bought him after his two monster hauls.
  
  His purchases is way up there with Ba->Fletcher.
  
  An of course getting Rvp in gw 2.
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3. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Bought him the week of his goal, and benched the fecker...
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  1. Christina.
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Ha, loser.
    
    *Makes "L" sign on forehead
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    1. Billy Gilmore
      11 years, 4 months ago
      239k...loser 😛 😉
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      1. Christina.
        11 years, 4 months ago
        It's better to peak at the end.
        
        Anyway, that's what I tell my wife.
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        Billy Gilmore
        11 years, 4 months ago
        She told me that's what you say 😉
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        Christina.
        11 years, 4 months ago
        Does she have a Hello kitty tattoo on her right foot?
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        Billy Gilmore
        11 years, 4 months ago
        No, but she does have a butterfly tattoo on the small of her back...
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        Christina.
        11 years, 4 months ago
        *turns over wife to check tattoo
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      2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        11 years, 4 months ago
        😀 🙂 🙂
        
        LOL CHRISTINA
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4. Clintymints
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Doing Shorey in for him for a massive cost of -4
  
  It's grand to take hits in double weeks and it will give me something to watch on Tuesday
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  1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Shorey will score -2 making that a -6 point hit... 😐
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    1. Clintymints
      11 years, 4 months ago
      WRONG
      
      Captain Nicholas will score -2 making it a -8 hit
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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        11 years, 4 months ago
        😉
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5. Something Clever
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Even his name sounds like an insult. Fckin Gork.
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  1. Jafooli
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Like he's saying, 'go Gorkss yourself' 😯
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MountainBeach
11 years, 4 months ago
have you guys dropped bale?
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1. Clintymints
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Yep
  
  I've also shampoo'd and conditioned my hair this evening
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Christina.
11 years, 4 months ago
Where is RBJ when you need him.
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Tabasco
11 years, 4 months ago
I can't decide who to captain out of Michu, Fellaini and RVP. It's giving me a headache,
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1. Christina.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No sex for you then today.
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2. Doctor X
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Same.
  
  Fellaini looks strong as a pick for this weekend.
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3. Willis.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Michu, Michu man!
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Jafooli
11 years, 4 months ago
Jeez, even having Cuellar and Mignolet is scary this week. No way they'll keep CS, so will be lucky to get a total of four points over four starts between them....
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fijuhmon
11 years, 4 months ago
Bego, Jussi
Rafael, Gorkss, Cuellar, Nelsen, Enrique
Mata, Santi, Sess, Michu, Punch
Tevez, RVP, Long

1 FT, nothing in the bank..

a) Do something with Rafael, what?
b) Do something with Gorkss, what?
c) Save
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1. dinamika
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Rafael>Caulker/Garrido and spend elsewhere.
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Doctor X
11 years, 4 months ago
Would Dempsey + Defoe be a little overkill? If it's one of them, it's got to be Defoe yes?
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1. Christina.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  That's what this loser is doing.
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