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The ScoutCast – Episode 110 – Cosmo

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He’s well travelled. He’s multi-lingual. He’s just 19 points behind me. Despite my best start to a Fantasy Football season in living memory, Granville is right on my tail. In this latest episode of the ScoutCast, Granville takes delight in taunting me by wrapping his tongue around every “Pochettino” with ease, leaving me to struggle like Paul Merson with a mouth ulcer.

In between the mispronunciations, myself and the “cosmopolitan Manc” get heated about Robin Van Persie, rinse through the Gameweek 1 bandwagons, preview the weekend’s action and welcome the flying start made by this season’s ScoutCast team. It’s breathless stuff, squeezed into a low fat 40 minutes.

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

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  1. Yome
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    2 questions, Ramsey or Rosicky? Play Chester or Routhledge?

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    1. Dogba
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Why do you have to pick between Ramsey and Rosicky? Are we talking about transferring one of them in?

      Routledge.

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      1. Yome
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        I am on a WC with budget restriction (RVP, Aguero, Soldado), see previous page.
        I want to double on Arsenal mids with the 2 London derbies in mind

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    2. Tommytour
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Ramsey, more first choice

      Although look at Redmond for Cheap mid, my punt 😉

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      1. Yome
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Redmond was on my target list also! But yesterday I read that Hughton will protect Redmond so he is likely to be subbed more often

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        1. Tommytour
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          Balls may need him gw3

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      2. Yome
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3890/england/2013/08/21/4201087/hughton-plans-to-protect-norwich-youngster-redmond

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  2. Dogba
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Hey guys. Which one to bench out of these 4 defenders? Beautiful with 4 away games...

    A) Turner (hul)
    B) Collins (new)
    C) Mertesacker (ful)
    D) Terry (mun)

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    1. J0E
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Turner or Collins. I fancy Newcastle to score at home so Collins edges it for a bench role for me.

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      1. Dogba
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Can't rightly bench Turner, I mean it's Hull. I've struggled between Terry and Collins, but at 6M maybe I should play him no matter what.

        Odds say bench Terry though.

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        1. J0E
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          Terry has a goal in him. If Mourinho keeps it tight he could also get bonus. If in doubt just play the better player ... Which young Terry is.

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          1. Dogba
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 10 months ago

            Yeah might just get the old bugger out on the field. The odds are surprisingly close between WHam CS and Chelsea CS. Go with my gut and the goal threat from Terry.

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          2. Heytch
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 10 months ago

            so true this Jonty... I am obv biased and an early Terry FPL owner as soon as mourinho back. should never be a question of Collins or Terry imo

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        2. Big Dunc
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          Colling or Mertesacker.... if you bench Turner this week, you may as well get rid. Terry has a habit of popping up with goals in big games too

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          1. Dogba
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 10 months ago

            Yeah exactly, Hull is a great fixture.

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    2. Dogba
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks for the input guys, switched Collins to the bench and playing Terry.

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  3. jpdyolf
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    I've already made one change but if I wildcard does it cancel out the single transfer and leave me two for next time?

    thx

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    1. Dub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      No

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    2. Frank Spankhard
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      nope. you wont pay for it but will only have one next week.

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      1. Big Dunc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Wildcard counts as one transfer in this situation so you would only get 2 transfers if you had rolled last weeks

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        1. Frank Spankhard
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          moonshine. you will only get one after a WC, regardless of prior behaviour.

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      2. jpdyolf
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        thx guys -

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  4. thepuntmaster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    BURIED

    What do you think of my team for next week?

    Migs (avl)

    Pieters (CRY) - Zabaleta (car) - Clyne (SUN)

    Mirallas (WBA) - Walcott (ful) - Hazard (mun) - Grandin (stk)

    Bony (tot) - RVP (CHE) - Lambert (SUN)

    Bench - Mannone (sou) - Bellamy (MCI) - Ward (stk) - Brayford (MCI)

    That is for a -4.

    Should I play Ward instead of Grandin?

    and

    who to captain?

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    1. Frank Spankhard
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      with that front line it has to be rvp - but i don't much like it....who have you -4'd out?

      lukaku / chelsea def presumably?

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    2. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      4th mid too weak.
      Bony is a bit of a punt with his fix.

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    3. thepuntmaster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Yea Cole and Lukaku > Zaba and Bony

      Upgrading 5th mid next week using FT as have 0.5 in bank.

      Thanks - was on RVP

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      1. Frank Spankhard
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        i'd undo bony for an alternative. looked slack vs petrolul and fixtures aren't ideal.

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  5. CostaCoffee
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    A) Kasami Soldado and RVP
    B) Michu Soldado and Sturridge
    C) Kasami Studge and RVP

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    1. Dub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      From those, B. not sure Kasami is certain of game time.

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    2. branub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      B

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    3. Tommytour
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Have you Aguero? If not het him

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  6. branub
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    who would u captain this week ?

    1)Dzeko
    2)Soldado

    I am leaning towards the former but if he didn start, would trouble me if he comes on at 70-80min and score nothing

    or u have a better choice ?

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    1. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Dzeko for flair Soldado for safety. After Lukaku's big poop in the middle of my otherwise fine gameweek, I'd go with the safer option, but it's up to you to decide how big your cojones are.

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    2. Evans
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Dzeko for me

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    3. tw
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      soldado

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    4. branub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      thanks all for replying.. I was thinking soldado 1st but after looking at both games played last week.. personally I think dzeko would be given more chance and there should be more goals in that game...

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  7. tw
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    start one (and one for first sub too please):

    toure (avl)
    murner (hul)
    collins (new)

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    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Start: Toure

      First rub-a-dub-dub: Murner

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      1. tw
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        why's that Jafa?

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  8. Bubbles
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Anelka owners, oh oh:
    (from @smadeley_star a West Brom journo)

    "Clarke confirms Anelka discussed retirement. Says club have given him time to go and think about it. #wba"

    "Clarke says he "hopes" Anelka comes back. Nothing more definitive. #wba"

    "The conversation we had the other day was really negative, but he's taking a few days. Hopefully he will play for Albion again." #wba"

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    1. Tommytour
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      That's my mini leaguers screwed 🙂

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    2. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Shame. Not the easiest player to shift at that price either, going to take a couple of transfers to bring in a decent 3rd striker.

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    3. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Jeez...everyone's getting hulked. Pity Willis isn't about.

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      1. Bubbles
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        It's a disgrace, that's what it is.

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    4. Bubbles
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Stop fecking hulking me! 😡

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  9. Evans
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Lukaku for who ? 3 mil to spend already got Dzeko

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    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Lambchops 😉

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    2. Tommytour
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      His strike partner

      But I guess you've been priced out now?

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      1. Evans
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah , missed the price drop .... Plan was Aguero .....

        Then kicked myself again when I could've brought in Nastasic instead of zabs which would've given me the cash ! Aa aargh

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    3. tw
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      soldado or sturridge

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    4. Dogba
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Soldado, Sturridge or Giroud. Take your pick.

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      1. Evans
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Already got Soldado and Walcott is my cover for Arsenal

        Worth getting Sturridge on the basis that his next game is mufc

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        1. Dogba
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          His next game is Aston Villa last time I checked.

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    5. jurgenizer | TRIPEIROS
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Soldado?

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  10. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Predications for who will score more this week?

    Nolan or Snodgrass?
    Sturridge or Courtinho?
    Dzeko or Aguero?

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    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Both on 2 pts
      Coutinho
      Ag

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    2. CostaCoffee
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Nolan
      Studge
      Aguero

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      1. mattressman
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        This

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  11. marcus2704
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Any thoughts/suggestions with my team appreciated.

    Foster (Given)

    Toure - Coleman - Clyne - Whitaker - Turner

    Silva - Pauliniho - Lampard - Nolan - Parker

    RVP - Benteke - Soldado

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    1. Kopite86
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Spot on.

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  12. Kopite86
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Struggling with Captain choice for GW2 - Soldado, Gerrard, Benteke, Hazard or the Wolf? PLEASE HELP!

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  13. PanTanti
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    nearly settle with this WC team

    Boruc (Foster)
    Zabaleta Coleman M.Turner Shaw (Chester)
    Walcott Silva Mirallas (Barkley) (Dikgacoi)
    RVP(c) Lambert Soldado(vc)

    0.4 in the bank

    have i made the right choice going for walcott instead of coutinho? and soldado ahead of sturridge and benteke the right move too??

    will bring in a liverpool player after liv man utd

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  14. CostaCoffee
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Soldado or Aguero

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    1. .
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Soldado

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  15. Crouch Potato!
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Steve Clarke says that Anelka has told him he wants to quit football, SSN.

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    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      That sheep's safe then 😛

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      1. Crouch Potato!
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        😉

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  16. Kopite86
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Struggling with Captain choice for GW2 - Soldado, Gerrard, Benteke, Hazard or the Wolf?

    Also, does anyone rate Chadli is worth a punt?

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    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Solidado

      Chad-not yet. Great name though.

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      1. Kopite86
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks. Have done so much research but needed some validation. Soldado is coming out on top.

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  17. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Anelka and Hazard to Soldado and Morrison (WBA) a good plan after the deadline?

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  18. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Advice please. Done my Lukaku to Lambert transfer and beat the price drop. Now considering Hazard to Slva to avoid Silva price gain, but it would be for. 4 pt hit.
    I therefore need Silva to score 4 more points away to Cardiff than Hazard away to Man U. Other benefit will be I have Slva for GW3 at home to Hull when Hazard has a blank.

    No brainer or brainless?

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    1. Holy See
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Can't say it doesn't make sense. I did think Silva looked impressive v Newcastle. Bendtner may have looked impressive against that Newcastle team tho.

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  19. HVT
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Lads could anyone tell me how the ***k Negredo dropped last night ?
    I was on Fiso/total fpl all day and his name was never was even mentioned , or am I gone blind ?

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    1. r0nh
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      He was on Fiso for sure.

      I remember thinking he may be a good investment when he settles into the team, especially if his price continues to fall.

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      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        I didn't see it Ron - pity scout don't give us a ticker on rises / drops - would be very handy .
        My Negredo > Soldado move out the window now 🙁
        Studge / Lambert / wolf ?

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        1. r0nh
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          I dont like Sturridge fixtures.

          Lambert has good fixtures, not sure about Wolf yet.

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    2. jurgenizer | TRIPEIROS
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      I saw Negredo drop on totalfpl...

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    3. Jönny
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      He'll score a brace this weekend and be back up to 9.5 by Tuesday.

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  20. Yome
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Will Lallana's game time be affected with Osvaldo?

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  21. PanTanti
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    on a WC

    coutinho or walcott?

    dont have sturridge

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    1. Yome
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Wally, he has north london derby coming next weekend and Fulham this week

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      1. PanTanti
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        so u say liverpool coverage not essential until after the man utd game right?

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        1. Yome
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          IMO yes!

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    2. Kopite86
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Walcott, two assists mid week. Coutinho looked very confused last week against Stoke.

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    3. Pasqualinho
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Walcott has the best next 2 fixtures - and easier to switch to Couts later because of the price.

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  22. Demí
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    ‏@Arsenal 4m
    TEAM NEWS: Koscielny suspended, no new injury problems. "Everybody should be available," says Wenger

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    1. r0nh
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Diaby is essential 🙂

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  23. Red Viper
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Best midfielder for 6.0 or below?
    Currently have Joe Cole....

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  24. Grande Djokatore
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Kasami or Ward-Prowse?

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    1. Red Viper
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      kasami likely to be benched with Ruiz coming back..

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  25. CostaCoffee
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Which 3 to start and 1st sub and 2nd sub

    Vertoghnen (SWA, Home)
    Whittaker (HUL, Away)
    Coleman (WBA, Home)
    Shaw (SUN, Home)
    Zabaleta (CAR, Away)

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    1. KT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      That is a very strong line up for this week and personally I would play all of them. If you're too strong elsewhere then Zabaleta, Coleman, Vertonghen, Shaw, Whittaker in that order for me.

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  26. tw
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    anyone considering walcott (c)? 😕

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    1. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      I would love to, but I lack the cojones. I think that Arsenal will bounce back big time, but the early Saturday game after a Wednesday game in Turkey coupled with his poor performance against Villa makes it too risky for me.

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  27. hammersp2000
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Hi guys,

    Any opinions on which of teh following is best:-

    1) walcott & snodgrass

    2) mirallas & nolan

    3) walcott & noble/bellamy/or any other 5.5 or less mid

    Option 1 would mean a non playing 2nd keeper but i have no problem with that

    Cheers

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  28. Al Pacino
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Source: The Metro

    ROMELU LUKAKU hopes to show Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho he can be the focal point of the Blues’ attack on Monday at Manchester United.

    The 20-year-old said: ‘If I keep working hard, hopefully I get to start in the next game.’

    Doesn't make up for the 0.2m drop, but at least he's publicly calling for a start

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    1. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Should have tried going public before last weekend to avoid his GW1 DGW disaster. 🙄

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    2. _nod
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Really wish I'd transfered him out before his first price drop, even if he plays against United I can't see it making up for the price drop at this stage : /

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  29. PanTanti
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    start collins or chester?

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  30. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    I got the third best score in LAWR League 3 and still lost my H2H, coming up against a bumper 107 monster score!

    Cruel cruel game...

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