Scout Notes

The Stock Check – Sunday

A breathless day brought an avalanche of assists, two unlikely hat-tricks, a Hawthorns goal-fest and a frustrating array of missed opportunities at Anfield. With the Fantasy Premier League crown seemingly going right to the bonus point wire, the drama may not be over just yet. Here’s the Stock Check from Sunday’s season climax.

On the Up

Gareth Bale
The Welshman looked to heading for his third consecutive blank but, yet again, Bale came up with the goods to cut through the Sunderland resistance and hand Spurs a precious win. While the goal proved futile for Andre Villas-Boas’ side, Bale’s late strike was a major factor throughout the mini-leagues and in the race for the Fantasy Premier League crown.

Andy Carroll
The big Geordie has enjoyed a superb end to the season, capped today by another unplayable display which translated into a brace of assists. Carroll ended the season returning a goal or assist in eight of his last 13 league outings. It seemed unlikely at the turn of the year, but his destination next season will now be of interest in Fantasy terms.

Kevin Nolan
With Carroll in form, Nolan’s output normally picks up and it was no surprise to see the former Bolton midfielder return to the scoresheet – a hat-trick was unexpected, however. Nolan ended the season having returned in five of his last seven home league matches, recreating the form that saw him become such a hot property in the early Gameweeks.

Philippe Coutinho
The Brazilian continued his close season run of form with a third goal of the season to justify his Scout Pick selection and delight the 100,000 managers who have drafted him in over the last two Gameweeks. Coutinho returned in three of his last four league matches. Priced at just 6.5 on his arrival in the Fantasy Premier League game, Coutinho’s starting price next season will be a key factor in our pre-season plans.

Romelu Lukaku
Once again, the Belgian started life on the Baggies bench to emerge and show his undoubted credentials with a stunning second half hat-trick to take him to 17 goals for the season. Like Coutinho, Lukaku’s starting price will be a key factor next term, as will his destination with the likes of Swansea and West Ham already knocking on Chelsea’s door for a loan deal.

Javier Hernandez
A bit part player all season, the Mexican ended the season offering a stark reminder of his qualities by fetching goal and assist returns at the Hawthorns to add to his goal in the win over Swansea. “Little Pea” proved to be a dramatic end of season differential, it remains to be seen if he can be more than that under David Moyes.

Juan Mata
The Spaniard has been ticking over with assists, having returned five in his last seven league starts, but chose the final day to return to the scoresheet. Today’s early strike was Mata’s first since Gameweek 25, repaying those who had kept the faith to the season climax.

The Arsenal Defence
While Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla have dominated our thinking when it comes to Arsenal’s attacking assets, the Gunners defence ended the season having conceded just two goals in the final six league outings. The likes of Per Mertesacker and Bacary Sagna have offered strong value, then, while Laurent Koscielny’s run of form and second league goal of the season was timed to perfection.

Going Down

Daniel Sturridge
A hat-trick at Craven Cottage last time out boosted his appeal going into the final day clash with relegated QPR. It looked set to be a blood bath and yet, in a typical final day twist, Liverpool and Sturridge failed to take their opportunities and settled for a 1-0 win to offer little but frustration to those Fantasy managers who had backed Sturridge to play a key role in a Liverpool landslide.

Carlos Tevez
The Argentine looked to have the form and fixtures to offer an end of season burst but, with City faltering, Tevez ended the campaign with just a single assist from his last six league appearances. His final day was cut short on 49 minutes today, replaced by Sergio Aguero, another City player who has provided little but frustration over the season.

Vincent Kompany
City’s villains aren’t limited to attacking areas. Kompany had looked to be the most secure option, outside of Joe Hart, going into the season climax and yet the Belgian failed to figure in any of the final three fixtures – the fact that City conceded a shock three goals to Norwich was at least consolation for irritated Kompany owners.

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

2,445 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Piggs Boson
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    Chicharito(C) 😎

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    1. Viper
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      Very nice! Fair play!

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
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      To be fair, bale(C) worked out almost as good

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    3. Toonzie
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      brining him in for the nxt gw! 😆

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    4. Piggs Boson
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      Also, I'm honoured to be first for the last Stock Check article 😀

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  2. Viper
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    End of season fail but hopefully i'll stay in the top 5k which is my best yet..

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    1. asyrafdanial
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      how about your betting 😆

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      1. Viper
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        Yeah, not so good! 🙂

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      2. Viper
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        Not many would have predicted 5-5 or 3-2 Norwich though to be fair! 🙂

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        1. FAITHNOMORENO
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          thanks for the Reina advice earlier Viper 😉

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  3. dodge4304
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    First

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    1. Viper
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      *fail

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        1. Viper
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          *Sour

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  4. Gobigorgohome
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    Please remove Mert's assist FFS! 🙁

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    1. Gobigorgohome
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      sorry if this annoy you. Apology! 🙁

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    2. Viper
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      Don't worry it will be.

      Patience 😉

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      1. Gobigorgohome
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        Thank you! 😀

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    3. Kanus hat trick
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      Pod wasn't it

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  5. dodge4304
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    First
    By gum

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
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      *Buy gum

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  6. Live4pool
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    Chap
    it's your turn

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  7. Trigg ⭐️
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    31.

    Beat that, bishes 😀

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    1. New Ghost
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      34 and very happy. 😀

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    2. Toonzie
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      not taking in sturridge for a hit last gw has killed me in my mini league 🙁

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    3. Yossi
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      38, Lukaku sold unfortunately 🙂

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      1. Mark
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        Better than left on the bench like Kelvin and myself. Painful.

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        1. Godfather Bandit 42
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          My 1st sub - 12pts with incoming baps to boot..

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        2. tw
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          i'd rather have him on my bench than have sold him for ade for a hit like I did. excruciatingly painful

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    4. SuperOsçarBaby
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      36(-8)

      beat that!

      transfer out mata, anichebe.

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    5. alsybach
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      56!

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  8. MJ6987
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    Evs is not even the best fantasy football manager in Wales now . What a country we are!!

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    1. tw
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      hernadez (c). brilliant punt! nearly did it for him too but i think he'll narrowly miss out

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    2. Evs
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      I am, over the last 4 years 😉

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      1. MJ6987
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        Ha ha. Yeah. Good effort buddy. Lukaku did you proud. 🙂

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      2. TorresMagic™
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        Great effort Evs. If only....

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        1. Evs
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          No regret TM, no regrets.

          I made the right move but the fpl gods weren't with me 🙂 !

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    3. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      Golden Generation

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  9. Piggs Boson
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    Going Down

    The whole friggin Man City team

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      Except Rodwell.

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  10. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
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    so what are people on now?

    56 + Baps here

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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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      58-4 +Bonus

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      1. Viper
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        37

        😆

        Poor end to the season, ah well!

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    2. alsybach
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      why put + baps???????? we know its + baps!

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  11. tw
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    BOOM!!! Looks like Pepin will finish first in the U.S. and also won the Fox Soccer Broadcaster league which wins him a signed Messi and Ronaldo (Utd) Jerseys apparently.

    well done lad!!!

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    1. New Ghost
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      Old news.

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    2. Mark
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      Good job Pepin.

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    3. kaz 96
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      Wow, well done Pepin, whats his OR?

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      1. tw
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        55 going into the gw, dunno what he'll be after everything is updated

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  12. Count of Monte Hristo
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    Who were the two that set up the first goalscorer and total goals posts? Do we have a winner?

    Bent + 42 goals.

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
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        😎

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  13. Alonso The Great Midfielder
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    really need bap chap now....

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    1. Toonzie
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      has alonso became younger?

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  14. Captain rex
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    whoever told me to take nolan in the team... i don't remember the nam
    thank you
    i also had bale(c) and coutinho
    i reckon all will get 3 baps

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  16. potatoace
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    hope lukaku gets loaned out again next year.

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    1. Trigg ⭐️
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      I hope he nails down a place at Chelsea!

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      1. potatoace
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        thats the problem though,
        hes always going to rotate at chelsea.

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    2. SuperOsçarBaby
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      Malaga or Barca

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  17. Captain rex
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    frnds whats your score this week..?
    mine 59 pts

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  18. D-Burls
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    So did Evs win?

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    1. tw
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      http://precisely.me/fpl/overall

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      1. Granville
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        Merterscaker assist is going to go. Unbelievably tight though.

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    2. Locarno
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      It's not about the winning.

      Hang on, yes it is.

      No, he didn't.

      Did well, though - I might have to go head-to-head with him next season.

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  19. Live4pool
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    if there was a league for 'best kit design' i'd have won it

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    1. potatoace
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      very pretty.

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    2. Pratik
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      Quite good actually

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  20. tw
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    man city have been pretty poor for a large part of this season. still can't believe they finished 2nd

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    1. Manani
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      single handedly messed up my 7 fold

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    2. Kanus hat trick
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      They got more points than they've deserved. Went through a spell where they won around 10 in a row without playing well. Have any of their top players had a good season, i don't think so. They also paid the price to "strengthening" their squad in the summer with Scott Sinclair and Rodwell 😆

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      1. tw
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        and maicon

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        1. Kanus hat trick
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          😆

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      2. Kanus hat trick
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        Also i guarantee that if Utd were to just keep the squad they have and don't strengthen (they will) then they won't win the league. You cannot stand still, City did for some reason

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        1. Granville
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          United have a lot of young players on the up though. De Gea, Kagawa, Jones, Evans, Rafael, Cleverley, Welbeck. They wont go crazy.

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          1. Kanus hat trick
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            They will buy one or two top players at least though i expect and that can make a huge difference. Top quality wingers are a must

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  21. Manani
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    has bap chap posted yet?

    cheers 😀

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
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      Not yet

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  22. Kanus hat trick
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    Arsenal lucky to finish in top 4 the last two seasons. Need to buy big in the summer or we may not be so lucky next season. Playing with fire

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    1. Granville
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      They aren't lucky. But really the celebrations are OTT.

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      1. Locarno
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        ^^This^^

        Who celebrates after EIGHT YEARS of winning nothing?

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      2. Kanus hat trick
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        I believe we have been fortunate. More so last season than this (when Spurs completely collapsed) but we were awful in the 1st half of the season but have shown a lot of resolve and quality in the last two months

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  23. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
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    Gary Johnson from Team America to the League 1 playoff winner 🙂

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  24. LOCO ABREU
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    irritated Kompany owner 😎

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  25. xtina
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    whats the song playing on sky sports right now??

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    1. Optimus.
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      alex song?

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      1. xtina
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        oh it's cool shazam got it. high hopes by kodaline :p

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        1. Optimus.
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          http://i.imgur.com/8F5to.gif

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    2. Wolverine
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      High hopes- kodaline

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  26. Drip Doctor
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    Good job this season scout.

    Particularly liked the comparison tool, saved me from a lot of sleepless nights!

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  27. Ginkapo FPL
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    So am I right in thinking only Mark actually put up a fight in the PlayON ambassador H2H's?

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    1. Mark
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      10 years, 10 months ago

      I think I won the majority...not sure...had Rodwell...big punt!

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        You lost to me, but that was a free battle. 😎

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        1. kaz 96
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          Were you in the 1000 pund game?

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
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            Nope didnt put money on, would have got a fair bit had I done so.

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    2. Gargamel
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      The nature of the game means you will lose to anybody every now and then, but I think lots of people on here will win far more than 1 out of every 2 game against every other ambassador than Mark. I went and lost against Sir Les but beat the other three to break even for the week.

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        Well true, its about your margins. But the other ambassadors just appear to have picked awful teams with foresight as well as hindsight.

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  28. kaz 96
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    Without looking,

    How many more goals have Stoke conceded than United this season?

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    1. SuperOsçarBaby
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      23
      23

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    2. Declan-
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      6?

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  29. Guy Demel's SH
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    Have Kevin Nolan...

    Benched Lukaku....

    Ah well, can't complain too much!

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  30. Silly Sausage
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    2?

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    1. Silly Sausage
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      Reply fail to Kaz, what a guess aha 🙂

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