Podcast August 22

The ScoutCast – Episode 110 – Cosmo

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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EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
10 years, 10 months ago
I was gonna keep Negredo, but he's dropping....so Soldado in
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JT's Dog
10 years, 10 months ago
Please work
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the Penman
10 years, 10 months ago
Just checked Fiso's list of players due to drop tonight 😮

Crikey. Casual knees are flailing wildly across the globe this week.
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1. Atwood
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Site's not working for me for some reason. Who's likely to fall?
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  1. Exilizer
    10 years, 10 months ago
    Site is actually broken... stats are to be taken with care.
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  2. FC Tinker
    10 years, 10 months ago
    Everyone.
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Deicide
10 years, 10 months ago
Boruc Marshall
Terry Turner(Nor) Merte Chester Turner(car)
Cou Hazard Walcott Snodgrass Williams
Dzeko Lukaku Soldado

Save my transfer this gw so I can make 2 free transfers?

I'm considering

Merte/Terry -> Coleman
Lukaku -> Giroud/Sturridge or someone else?

Should I keep Hazard?

I'm considering Benteke after his blank. Is that a good idea?
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Dan
10 years, 10 months ago
Best MAN CITY midfield coverage please?

Thinking Yaya, then Silva, then Navas in that order. Thoughts?

Is Fernandinho or Yaya the sitting midfielder though?
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1. MJ6987
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Silva. That's it.
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2. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
  10 years, 10 months ago
  In this order I think: Silva, Navas, Yaya/Fernandinho
  
  Yaya and Fernandinho play the double pivot, so they take turns attacking and defending
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  1. Dan
    10 years, 10 months ago
    Ah thanks guys. Yaya is a beast and stays on 90 mins virtually every game and get more BP than anyone else and even takes FK's too. Silva is more advanced I understand but you can see my issue.
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    1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
      10 years, 10 months ago
      Yaya doesn't take free kicks normally...Im a city fan...and I've watched all of theyre training videos...and there was one video where Yaya and Nasri were competing to see who can score a freekick coming off the top of the crossbar
      
      Thats why when Yaya scored, he went over to the bench to brag to Nasri
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      1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
        10 years, 10 months ago
        there* smh lol typos
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        EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
        10 years, 10 months ago
        their* dammittt
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        Dan
        10 years, 10 months ago
        Interesting. City's run next is miles better than Chelsea (miss a GW too) so thinking of taking Hazard out for one of City but don't know who. Silva then you think? Who you got?
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        EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
        10 years, 10 months ago
        Once City really start clicking, I think Navas would be the midfielder to have...at the moment though, I would wait...and I would definitely keep Hazard; although he didn't score and got a phantom assist, he was Chelsea's best player by far in both matches
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        Dan
        10 years, 10 months ago
        Yeah I know (Hazard is a long termer) but I always look at fixtures.
        
        Chelsea: Utd away, NO GW, Everton away.
        City: Cardiff away, Hull home, Stoke away.
        
        I could keep Hazard for this GW then swap over next for free I suppose. It's just I don't have ANY attacking City coverage and I'm happy with my strikeforce.
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3. Hi I'm Jose
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Yaya I think.
  
  Always safer, involves in anything.
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  1. Dan
    10 years, 10 months ago
    Plus Yaya will never be dropped. Loads of subs ready for Silva. Hmmm.
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4. Deicide
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Silva.
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5. Jck-Jns
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Really tempted by Yaya, Always performs and once he starts running no'one stops him, not even Tony Adams could bring him down.....lolol
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6. Red5
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Silva's gonna be the main man, but I don't think there's any great FPL value anywhere in City's midfield long term. Nobody in it scores enough goals to get anything out of this baps system.
  
  I think the real value is in a striker if one is nailed on enough to be captainable (probably Aguero) and in the full backs because of how attacking they are in this 4-2-2-2 formation.
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chunk
10 years, 10 months ago
Will silva rise tonight or Friday night
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1. Freshy
  10 years, 10 months ago
  It will be close tonite
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  1. chunk
    10 years, 10 months ago
    Thinking of Cazorla to Silva
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2. DropPointsNotBombs
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Friday
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3. the axolotl
  10 years, 10 months ago
  even fiso don't know
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Jck-Jns
10 years, 10 months ago
just lke to say Anelka you have messed my life up, am now going to soak in a cold shower nd re-think my next 3 weeks ov FF, ;(
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1. TorresMagic™
  10 years, 10 months ago
  What did you just write?
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  1. Acquafresca
    10 years, 10 months ago
    😆
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    1. The Machine
      10 years, 10 months ago
      Don't laugh at him, he's already suffered too much
      
      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2013/08/21/dugout-discussion-wednesday/?hc_page=14#hc_comment_5330674
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  2. tw
    10 years, 10 months ago
    😆 😆
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Hansel
10 years, 10 months ago
Dzeko, Sturridge or Lambert?
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1. Evans
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Short term Dzeko
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2. aehii
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Sturridge for me. Nailed on as much as Soldado if not more given Defoe replaced him last week and the fact that europa league games will mean tiredness. Sturridge was coming back from injury and he still played 90 mins. Dzeko, who knows. Lambert is nailed on but Osvaldo changes things in immediate future. I'd say Sturridge is to Liverpool what RVP is to United, Rodgers values him that highly, Suarez and Rooney are the second/wide strikers able to link play.
  
  I wouldn't take much from my opinion though, I'm mostly wrong.
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Salah’s Sonnet
10 years, 10 months ago
Is Zabs set to rise tonight guys?
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1. Evans
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Yep
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2. ★FC Borecelona★
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Yep
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3. Salah’s Sonnet
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Cool cheers lads.
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4. ADucksBehind
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Yep
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JT's Dog
10 years, 10 months ago
@TW sorry iPad wasn't letting me post. What's up?
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1. tw
  10 years, 10 months ago
  just wanted to make sure that you've seen this: http://uefacouncil.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/announcement-team-allocation-for-season-3/
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Evans
10 years, 10 months ago
I'm tempted by having zabs but at the same time I think JT is excellent value at 6.0 and should be kept

I've missed the lukaku drop but once again think he will start / score against Man utd ..... So what to do ?
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Drip Doctor
10 years, 10 months ago
Listening to Mark talk about Anelka 😆
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1. DannyBoy33
  10 years, 10 months ago
  I chuckled at that too!! Think he'll need to look at that a bit sooner than 4 gameweeks!
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Atwood
10 years, 10 months ago
Koscielny + Lampard > Zabaleta + Snodgrass

Sound ok?

Mignolet
Ivanovic - Coleman - Koscielny
Lampard - Hazard - Walcott - Silva
Anelka - Giroud - Soldado

Subs: Davis - Kim - Clyne - Garrido
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1. Atwood
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Or indeed, anyone better than Snodgrass to replace Lampard? Got 7.5.
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  1. The class of 92
    10 years, 10 months ago
    Mirallas
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notoriousbmp
10 years, 10 months ago
why hasn't beneteke's price gone up yet?
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1. TorresMagic™
  10 years, 10 months ago
  4 more hours.
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EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
10 years, 10 months ago
Why is the world falling? 🙁
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1. TorresMagic™
  10 years, 10 months ago
  RMT?
  
  http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/58/event-history/1/
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  1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
    10 years, 10 months ago
    your team is great minus Lukaku and Turner....only cuz Turner is a so-so pick to me
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    1. TorresMagic™
      10 years, 10 months ago
      Cheers. Sold Ivanovic & Lukaku for Coleman & Sturridge. Now?
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      1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
        10 years, 10 months ago
        Excellent...although I wouldn't have got Sturridge seeing as you have Coutinho, but seeing as theres not many better choices in the 8-9 bracket (since you already have Benteke and Soldado)...its basically the best you could get.
        
        sidenote: I really rate Bony, but his fixtures are terrible...still have him in my side though
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2. the axolotl
  10 years, 10 months ago
  cosmic forces beyond our control
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The Gambler.
10 years, 10 months ago
Have Ivan, Hazard, Lukaku and Benteke

Scored 100 so dont mind a hit

A) Lukaku to Dzeko
B) Lukaku to Dzeko and Ivan to Zaba.
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1. Evans
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Good way of looking at it
  
  B
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lastmanback
10 years, 10 months ago
Thinking of doing Walcott > Silva & Lukaku > Lambert, good move?
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1. michaelington
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Dont get rid of Walcott. He will come good, be patient.
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2. BR
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Why get rid of Walcott?
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Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
10 years, 10 months ago
lallana nailed on at soton?
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rangerdad
10 years, 10 months ago
What chance Zaha getting decent gametime this week ?

He's due to drop tonight so I'm considering Zaha > Silva and hanging on to Hazard another week

Thoughts ?
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1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
  10 years, 10 months ago
  i'm wondering what to do with zaha too. nani is still injured and valencia didn't set the world on fire against swansea so he could get gametime.
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2. The class of 92
  10 years, 10 months ago
  I'd get rid, I can't see Moyes giving him start against Chelsea or Liverpool. And Valencia had a decent game so I'm sure he will keep his place for now
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Ed
10 years, 10 months ago
Current team -

Szczesny Harper
Ivanovic Clyne Coleman Toure Collins
Hazard Walcott Mirallas Sessegnon Koren
Soldado Lukaku Sturridge

4 points for Iva & Lukaku > Zaba & Lambert?
Good move?
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PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
10 years, 10 months ago
So M started Torres then started Ba! and now he will start Lukaku against ManUtd.
Everyone's shipping Luk? It's about balance with M and with his decision to give Luk the cameo in both games and starting the other 2 alternately then the perfect balance for G/W2 will be Luk because lets face it Torres and Ba have had there shot in the M balance.

Ba was making most of his runs starting from an offside position and needs a lobotomy. Torres is becoming a character from The Hobbit on Mushrooms.

So Lukaku starts against Utd and Negredo starts for Citeh.. And don't come crying to me for spilt milk.
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1. aehii
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Well does Aguero start for City? This is what I want to know.
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  1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
    10 years, 10 months ago
    I think It will be Aguero Negredo. imo.
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DropPointsNotBombs
10 years, 10 months ago
Cyne going to play this weekend?
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1. DropPointsNotBombs
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Clyne*
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2. McGurn
  10 years, 10 months ago
  For some reason, Anelka seemed a good idea at the time! Oh well never mind, you live and learn, and move on.
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  1. McGurn
    10 years, 10 months ago
    fail
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Spencer
10 years, 10 months ago
Koscielny -> Zabaleta?

Would be for -8 though.

Boruc
Coleman - Turner - Shaw
Hazard - Walcott - Coutinho - Mirallas
Soldado - Rodriguez - Sturridge

McGregor - Kim - Koscielny - Brayford

Want to get Zaba's price rise, but obviously don't want to take another hit.
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1. Evans
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Tricky one that spencer .... Not sure for an 8 pt
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  1. Spencer
    10 years, 10 months ago
    Thanks Tastic
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2. DannyBoy33
  10 years, 10 months ago
  I'd hold off...plus you've got 3 good defs for this week.
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  1. Spencer
    10 years, 10 months ago
    Thanks DB
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JT's Dog
10 years, 10 months ago
Ha ha came into wife watching BB, that rylan bloke looks like one of banana splits
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1. Wild Rover
  10 years, 10 months ago
  You're watching it... admit it 🙂
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Jck-Jns
10 years, 10 months ago
Soldado Captain for GW2!!!
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1. TorresMagic™
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Yes & enjoy your cold shower.
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Bridge
10 years, 10 months ago
Which do you prefer? Help greatly appreciated...

A) Mignolet
COLEMAN, TOURE, SHAW
WALCOTT, NOLAN, Silva, Mirallas
DZEKO, Van Persie, Sturridge

B) Mignolet
ZABALETA, COLEMAN, TOURE
WALCOTT, COLE, Silva, Mirallas
DZEKO, Van Persie, Sturridge

C) Mignolet
ZABALETA, COLLINS, SHAW
COUTINHO, NOLAN, Silva, Mirallas
DZEKO, Van Persie, Sturridge

D) Mignolet
ZABALETA, COLLINS, SHAW
COUTINHO, COLE, Silva, Mirallas
BENTEKE, Van Persie, Sturridge

Cheers!
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1. Joey Barton and Friends
  10 years, 10 months ago
  that is like reading an algebra problem
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  1. Wild Rover
    10 years, 10 months ago
    (+1)
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  2. Bridge
    10 years, 10 months ago
    Very good 😀
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2. Dan
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Defo 3. Based on fixtures and form too.
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  1. Bridge
    10 years, 10 months ago
    Thanks
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3. Jck-Jns
  10 years, 10 months ago
  D
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  1. Bridge
    10 years, 10 months ago
    Ta
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UKG
10 years, 10 months ago
JT > Zaba, Hazard > Berkley, Anelka > Soldado -8 ? Catch a couple of prioce rises too, had planned -4 but the Anelka thing has messed plans somewhat.

Migs

Clyne Turner Zaba

Walcott Coutinho Berkley Mirallas

RVP Soldado Lambert

Harper Kim McNaughton Baker
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jdoyle
10 years, 10 months ago
Will Lukaku drop again tonight?
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1. Evans
  10 years, 10 months ago
  83.3 % on fiso
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  1. Egg noodle
    10 years, 10 months ago
    90 totalfpl
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DÏLKS
10 years, 10 months ago
Anyone give me an opinion on this?

Boruc

Reid - Toure - Ivanovic

Hazard - Walcott - Coutinho - Mirallas

Dzeko - Soldado - Lambert

Subs: Migs, Kim, Ward, Chester

??!
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1. Optimus.
  10 years, 10 months ago
  http://31.media.tumblr.com/9cdfe96fa6c430bc8122ffb87a950d44/tumblr_mk31vklp5O1s9n4cro1_500.gif
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  1. DÏLKS
    10 years, 10 months ago
    I don't know whether to take that offensively or not? 😉
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2. DannyBoy33
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Good to go!
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  1. DÏLKS
    10 years, 10 months ago
    What do you think of me subbing in Boruc for Migs?
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    1. DannyBoy33
      10 years, 10 months ago
      Well I think you should be good with either, both have decent fixtures. Personally I'd play the home keeper.
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Egg noodle
10 years, 10 months ago
What a dumb choice to start the season with Ravel Morrison in hindsight... Now gotta take another hit to avoid his pricedrop...
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1. Evans
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Can't u just hang onto him ?
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  1. Egg noodle
    10 years, 10 months ago
    He didnt even make a substitute appearance. I dont even have a false hope to hold on to him..
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    1. boredjames
      10 years, 10 months ago
      who are you putting in? Is it worth a 4 point hit to save 0.1 at this stage?
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      1. Egg noodle
        10 years, 10 months ago
        I followed your logic last season. Rival followed the opposite and beat me 🙁
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        boredjames
        10 years, 10 months ago
        The problem is, there are not many options in that price bracket. Not convinced by Barkley
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2. Nomar
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Yes, this is true.
  
  But imo, its better to recognize a mistake early, take the hit on the chin and get in a productive replacement right away rather than make a boatload of excuses, keep the player and watch him lose you value and points at the same time.
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  1. Egg noodle
    10 years, 10 months ago
    I wouldnt have agreed with this last season mate, but now my fingers have been burnt and I can see exactly what you are trying to say!
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3. BwG
  10 years, 10 months ago
  Totalfpl only has him at 85. Fiso has been jacked up all day, he should be fine. I have him too ... Keeping for the moment as there are more pressing issues to address.
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