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The ScoutCast – Episode 120 – Wrap

19 December 2013 1698 comments
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Yes, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, which normally finds us two unwise men camped in the studio clutching presents and forlorn hopes of a festive points bonanza. This year, Granville and I appear sans gifts but with familiar Fantasy aspirations ahead of the punishing holiday schedule.

My Christmas spirit is at least buoyed by the fact that I’ve wiped the indignity of a three-figure mini-league gap between myself and my co-host, although Granville still seems to be in pipe and slippers mode. He’s all set to camp himself in front of the Two Ronnies repeats, safe in the knowledge that he’s got this season wrapped up. I just wonder.

Granville battles complacency to join me while we sift through the ScoutCast regulars and find time to pray at the altar of Luis Suarez. The most effective Fantasy Footballer ever? Much it pains some to admit it, the case for the defence is looking flimsy.

Unwrap this aural gift via this link, or sample our yuletide yodeling via the handy player below…

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

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  1. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Pick threee dfenders to start

    Terry @ Arsenal
    Coleman @ Swansea
    Gabbidon V Newcastle
    Walker @ Southampton
    Shaw V Tottenham

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    1. Les Bleus
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      Coleman, Gabbidon and Walker

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    2. Declan
      • 16 Years
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      Bench Shaw and Walker

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      1. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        hmm t very tricky between

        Shaw Walker and Terry

        Tempted to do a minus 4 and get rid of Terry , it too hard picking one

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    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Form......

      Bench Terry and Walker despite the price. Hold Terry for next week then sell.

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    4. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I'd play Coleman, Shaw and Walker

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    5. Vague88
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Play Coleman, Shaw, Gabbidon. Hope Terry doesn't score and you are good.

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  2. Holy See
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Rooney's penchant for the older lady is going to land him in trouble sooner or later http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/19/42-stone-pig-bigger-than-a-bear-tramples-pensioner-4237026/

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  3. MESSIAH
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    12 years, 3 months ago

    hi guys,

    who is likely to rise and fall by tomorrow??

    thanks

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      http://totalfpl.com/pricechanges

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      http://totalfpl.com/pricechanges

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    3. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Totalfpl is your friend.

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    4. joinho
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      http://www.totalfpl.com/pricechanges

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    5. MESSIAH
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      i dont understand it guys. pleas help.

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Green guys who are 100% and above are due to rise.

        Red ones 100% plus are due to fall.

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        1. MESSIAH
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          thanks guys.

          i have aguero rooney zabaleta injured.

          should i do aguero and shelvey to negredo and mirallas -4. team is linked.

          thank you

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          1. Captain Shirokov
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            Tempting, though it could come back to bite you if Rooney's injury isn't serious.

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            1. MESSIAH
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 3 months ago

              i wont transfer out rooney i will play him and if he does not play then amalfitano will take his place

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      2. joinho
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        When a player reaches 100% he will rise or fall that night

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  4. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Let's have a 'worst transfers of the GW' competition.

    I'll go first. I did:

    Aguero to Rooney (who proceded to get injured)

    + Brady to Ireland (-4)

    Anyone able to match that?

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Last week I did Ravel and Gerrard ➡ Sess and Kagawa 2 FT's. God I'm good at this game.

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Lol, nice. Got a bit of competition.

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    2. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Ya:

      Shelvey -> Silva (almost heart attack)
      Aguero -> Rooney (-4) (another almost heart attack)
      Terry -> Zabs (-4) (just stoopid)

      😕

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        This week? Ouchie.

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        1. Mr Smith
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Yup, most stupid thing isn't didn't even check for midweek games before committing, don't even know why so only myself to blame.

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    3. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Brought in Giroud & Pants for a hit a few weeks back. Giroud didn't play, Pants got -2. I did giggle.

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
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        hehe

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    4. Red20
      • 15 Years
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      BF did Ivan to Zab and Aguero to Rooney..

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    5. rozzo
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I brought in silva and reid on the sunday and they got injured two days later, had to bench reid for weeks and took a hit to bring in yaya, nightmare

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  5. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Just seen the Cardiff news... absolutely mental. What on earth is Tan thinking?!

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
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      What news?

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        mackays on borrowed time

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          I thought that's been the case for a while. Tan come out and said something?

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          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            emailed him.....

            http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25457024

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            1. Epic Fail
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 3 months ago

              😯 I never thought it would be that harsh. Wow.

              I've never understood this whole resign or be sacked thing though. Surely he'd just choose to be sacked so that he can receive compensation. Or have I got that totally wrong?

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              1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 3 months ago

                have no idea, must be an odd contract or yes youre right

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      2. Az
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        mackays told him to resign or he'll sack him.

        mad.

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        1. Az
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          oops i mean tans told mackay 😛

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          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            😀 Cheers. I haven't seen any of the going ons today yet. Bit harsh that.

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      He doesn't "think"

      I personally hope all the players just stop trying and get relegated

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  6. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2526711/Wayne-Rooney-struggling-injury-Patrice-Evra-worries-future-Manchester-United.html

    "Rooney struggling with injury as Evra worries about future at Manchester United"

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      figure it's still nonsense, but guess we'll see soon enough

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  7. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Any more news on Rooney (rumours etc?)

    I pulled my groin tonight at 5-a-side, it isn't that bad, sure he will be OK!

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    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 19 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Hard to tell with Moyes. Even if I had 10 minutes with him one on one I bet I'd be none the wiser afterwards. Cagey.

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  8. The Mighty I
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero > Negredo and Sess > Wally for a 4 point hit?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Yep.

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      indeedlydoodley

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    3. The Mighty I
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers lads.

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  9. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    So looks like Frank De Boer for Spurs then...

    Opinions?
    Track record?

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    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I was always more of a Ronald Koeman fan,

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      really... wheres the source on that... i thought capello was fav

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Odds on favourite now

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    3. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      incredible player largely down to his brain rather than body. great coup for spurs, great for chadli

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    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't someone on here say they had chucked £100 on Capello to be the next manager as it was 'like printing money' or something. Who was that?

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        not that guy but i put a cheeky 20 on

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    5. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Was a fine player, Ajax won title 3rd time in a row I think. & about 52 seconds I reckon.

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Hardly a great manager yet though

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        1. Holy See
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Jesus no, but he has only been a manager for 3 seasons, and has done well so far.

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    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Is there any point?

      Will come in wanting his own players and buy about 10 more in the transfer window. Will lose a few games and then be sacked.

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      1. Pinatta
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        lol, I guess you don't know him

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    7. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Think that's a damn good choice.

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    8. Pinatta
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      HE WONT COME

      feck of spurs

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      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Loved the De Boer brothers.

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  10. Sheep
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Sensing a lot of tension bewteen posters. It used to be a relaxed dignified place here where witty banter was exchanged. Now it's is all 'hahahaha' and 'lol@Bemba'

    What happened gentlemen?

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Over-modding.

      No banter and people can't take a joke anymore.

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    2. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Sod off.

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    3. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      It's dying but maybe that's the plan 🙁

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    4. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Really? How long have you been here?

      Do you not recall DBR and RBJ!!!???

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      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I miss RBJ. He was fun. DBR was a wum par excellence 😉

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        1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          There was class in them days at least with the rows.

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          1. Sheep
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            This was my point.

            But never mind. Those days are gone.

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      2. Red20
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Ah RBJ... Those were the days..

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        1. _Greg
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Attilia The Bum was good for a laugh

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    5. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      FU

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      1. Sheep
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        A little forward Epic. You Welsh?

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        1. Evs
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Steady !

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          1. Sheep
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            🙂

            No harm intended 🙂

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    6. QPR expects... glory!
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      The Grinch stole Xmas?

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    7. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      i accept as an internet forum, there is goin to be a cross section of the public.... all races, ages, IQs, backgrounds etc ...... so there are awesome, encouraging, friendly and helpful ppl on ere, but there are also negative, boastful, passive aggressive and even plain abusive morons too ....... id say take the rough with the smooth, but when its at its worse its pretty bad

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      1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Well put. The Morons bit is especially true. I'm very reluctant to ask advice as you simply have no idea what type will reply.

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        1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          the majority of ppl are sound id say....enough not to fear askin anyhoo 😀

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      2. Reckoner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        The problem is, and always will be, its not a forum.

        Its an internet shouting board, with a terrible case of amnesia. Discussions get going then...bang, new page, same discussions happen again, interesting topics are cut dead.

        If Mark and co could get their arses in gear they would have a truly great site, and one that might save them some bandwidth in endlessly repeated posts.

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    8. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      there will be a muttony! someone will get the chop.

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      1. Sheep
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        You. I like you.

        Probably went too serious with this post.

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    9. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      as mourinho once said you need good eggs for a good omlette

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      1. Sheep
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        There are plenty of good eggs here. 🙂

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    10. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I still think its pretty good for an Internet forum, especially one about football

      I love you guys

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      1. Sheep
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I agree! Great site!

        I guess I'm asking for a change in worldwide culture!

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  11. Demel
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    I don't really get the problem with reporting someone who has 2 teams (especially somebody who irritates you by flouncing it and bragging about how well they have done whilst taking the best elements of both teams).

    As Grubby said on the previous page if you take it seriously it skews ranks. If I had 100 teams the odds are 1 would probably make the top 1,000 (is that a true reflection? I think not). In fact one of the players leading FPL was found to have multiple teams and was booted out.

    As for having nothing better to do (I have spent longer writing this post than the complaint email - which took 2 minutes - I will leave it up to you to decide if either were a constructive way to spend time). It is not something I would be likely to repeat but it has made things fairer by reporting the rules.

    So to get abuse for reporting somebody for having an illegal unfair advantage seems unfair. But hey...I'll live!

    Also, I don't think I am alone in the view that everyone should have 1 team.

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    1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      2 FPL accounts is not allowed?

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      1. Demel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Nope, certainly not (don't worry...I'm not going to start reporting anyone else!) 😉

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I indirectly got the guy top of the FFS league banned and it amused me slightly.

      Don't Mark & Granville have a second team? Someone report them.

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      1. Demel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Haha Where's the FPL site (kidding, that team is a fun team and is a genuine joint team).

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    3. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      You're not and I don't think you deserve the abuse you got on the last page.

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      1. Demel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks! Appreciate it.

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      2. Pinatta
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Is that you, Heydrich?

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        1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Heydrich! LOL.

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        2. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Don't get the reference. 😛

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          1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            I do. LOL!

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhard_Heydrich

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    4. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Correct me if I'm wrong but Mark and Granny have 2 teams?!

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      1. Demel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        They have a joint team. A bit different in my opinion.

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        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          One of them registered it though

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          1. Demel
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            Possibly. Still a joint team. Completely different IMO.

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            1. Epic Fail
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 3 months ago

              I agree, but it's still against the rules though in reality.

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          2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            so one of them has 2 teams

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            1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 3 months ago

              I don't care, I just find it amusing you would report one person but not the other.

              Frankly I think reporting anyone is pretty poor form

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            2. Mark
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 19 Years
              12 years, 3 months ago

              We'd give it up in a heartbeat 😉

              Interesting one though, technically I guess we should own up, just in case I get my own team removed. Actually, this season, no bad thing.

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              1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                • 15 Years
                12 years, 3 months ago

                nothing wrong with 2 teams in my view . I know alot of people here who tried out the "dead" teams this season. Where they leave a team and don't make any changes and then check back end of the season

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              2. Demel
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 3 months ago

                Don't worry. I wouldn't report a team doing that badly 😉

                I don't see anything wrong in a joint team such as the scoutcast team. If yourself and Granville each owned multiple teams I think it would take a lot of fun out of the rivalry.

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                1. Mark
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 19 Years
                  12 years, 3 months ago

                  I might report it myself to put it out of its misery.

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                  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                    • 15 Years
                    12 years, 3 months ago

                    they will delete the good team to teach you a lesson

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                  2. Demel
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 3 months ago

                    🙂

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                  3. Evs
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 16 Years
                    12 years, 3 months ago

                    Keep the faith 🙂

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              3. Epic Fail
                • 15 Years
                12 years, 3 months ago

                Even though it's strictly speaking against the rules, you would hope a bit of common sense would be used seeing as what the team is actually for. But then I guess they could argue that it has to be the same rule for all regardless.

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    5. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      agree with this, let's say you finished 2nd in fpl and the winner had 3 teams, there's a good chance you would have won if they only had 1 team.
      my own confession, after a request i help manage a 2nd team this season. i initially refused as i thought having more than one team would just be distracting and impact negatively on both, or at least the team i really care about, the main one. in the end the compromise was agree to pick the players for the other team but make them identical to my actual team, so it's not distracting. annoyingly that team is about 30 points better off than my team due to superior bench choices by the actual manager

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      1. Demel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Exactly. I think there is a difference between a joint team and having multiple teams which you control alone. If people start having multiple teams it defeats the whole point of FPL which is picking individual against individual. I think FPL would be far worse if everyone were allowed multiple teams. The skill element would be lost and the luck element would enter. Currently if you make a few huge transfer errors you have to live with it (like Mark is suffering with). If you had multiple teams you could then scrap that team and concentrate on one of the other teams. If that is the case then rule me out!

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        1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          I agree with much of this I'm afraid.

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        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          I think the problem is that FPL won't have the resources or time to be able to determine if it's a joint team or a second team.

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          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            they should have a joint team option in the future so its clear....requiring 2 email addys and would state clearly on the teamsheet that its a joint team

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            1. Demel
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 3 months ago

              That is a good idea. It should also not be allowed to win overall prizes but allowed to enter in a separate overall league (and a co-op league).

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      2. Gloria Kanchelskis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I definitely agree with this. Until this season my fantasy football was limited to playing the Telegraph version - lured by the weekly, monthly cash prizes etc - but the game has become totally ruined by people having multiple teams. Some people have 20 teams or more and the only difference between the teams can be one or two players making it very difficult to do well unless you don't have a life and can invest the time in doing the same.

        The FPL version is a superior game in many ways and one of them is only having one team per person

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    6. Raddy
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Who cares what people think.

      You didn't agree with someone having two teams and did something about it.

      Good man for sticking to your guns.

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    7. Bad Seed
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      "illegal" lol

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    8. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      it's like dealing yourself 2 poker hands while everyone else gets 1

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    9. KunBaYaya My Lord
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I did a champions league pool 2 years ago. Finished 4 in Canada (within 100 overall), and the 3 teams above me were all managed by the same player! It was pretty annoying at the time, don't know if I would go as far as actually reporting it though but I see your point

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  12. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    United rumoured to be interested in Ezequiel Lavezzi.

    Would be the perfect buy IMO

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      only if we get Gundogan too

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      1. KunBaYaya My Lord
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Would be great for United.

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      He's not interested in them though 😉

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    3. Darth
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Is he even any good anymore?

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    4. Licky
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Will he be interested in a move though?

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      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Doubt it

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      2. Kostja
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I dont know if to MU, but he is playing in the 5th league in europe so it is hardly a long term destination, if someone can pay him similar cash

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  13. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Play Ravel or Whittingham?

    Play Shaw or Mertesacker?

    On Whitt and Mert atm, hoping Rooney is fit otherwise Ravel/Whitt to sub on. Already taken -4 for Aguero + Sess--->Negredo + Mirallas

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Whits

      Shaw

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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Fairly set on the midfielder, but cannot for life of me pick between Mert and Shaw. Surely Spurs cant be THAT BAD again...

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        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Jose could well use his Old Trafford tactics again but I'd still go Shaw.

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  14. Whitman2013
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Rooney has a chance of playing knowing moyes surely that means he's out?

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    1. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      With Moyes, it can simultaneously mean everything and nothing. He is most inconsiderate.

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I wonder if he even knows what's going on himself?

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        1. wood is good
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          judging on man utds fantastic form im fairly sure he dosent

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      2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        yep moyes is a bit like schrodingers cat

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        1. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          😀

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    2. Kostja
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Knowing Moyes means we have no fecking idea, he could have no injury at all.

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      1. Whitman2013
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Lol true cheers guys!

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  15. Mr Pink
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Play Ward or Williams?

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    1. Mr Pink
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      or Mert?

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      1. Kostja
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Ward IMO

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    2. Sheep
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Ward

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    3. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Ward no contest

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    4. Mr Pink
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks for the advice. Ward it is then.

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  16. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    how reliable is physioroom? Rooney late fitness test on Saturday

    http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      very good source

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      1. Tony Yeboah
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        it also had clyne as hamstring injury, unknown return.......fpl says knock.....should i go with physioroom?

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          I would personally wait for presser tomorrow

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    2. Kostja
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      ok, but they are just regurgitating other sources so not responsible for their reporting most of the time

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  17. Richd
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    RAMSEY OUT

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      huh?

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      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        The new bandwagon

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    2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Please state a source, or you will be considered as being one of the following:

      a) Troll
      b) douchebag

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      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Out FPL teams, not injured.

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    3. Sheep
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Do have a source, Sir?

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        his brain

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      2. Richd
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I never said he was injured..

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    4. KunBaYaya My Lord
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      The risk of not having Ramsey is to high for a bandwagon to start imo. If he scores big 50% of the pool get those points. Could mean for a big red arrow that week.

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  18. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Who ISN'T deploying captain Suarez every week? (Bar injury etc)

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Me, I'll probably get bored of it.

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      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        ^This.

        I'll want to mix it up a bit.

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    2. Sheep
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      One week at a time! This week I'll captain him.

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    3. Tony Yeboah
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      depends if im top of my ml come the last 5 gws....if i need to catch up at least il know who my rival will captain so can take pick of captain differential options

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  19. Whitman2013
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone fancy a punt on janu or sterling?

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    1. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling's a fine punt methinks. Easy to bin with winter wc, get a few price rises out of him if he nicks something this weekend.

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    2. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 19 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Janu being a good idea has come and gone in waves. Right now, he looks to be tucking in field and even playing as a number 10 at times. If Rooney is out, he could be worth a punt but, alas, I doub't we'll know for sure.

      Sterling has definitely taken his chance but will likely see rotation over Xmas I reckon - Victor must get a game again at some point.

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    3. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling punt will cost you

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    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Been there done that. Not again.

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    5. Tony Yeboah
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      if rooney doesnt play il be happy to see januzai come off my bench......i rate him, think hel start and he could easily score this week

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  20. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Daily Mail (unreliable) suggest Rooney struggling to make Saturday:

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2526711/Wayne-Rooney-struggling-injury-Patrice-Evra-worries-future-Manchester-United.html

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    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 19 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, they're getting in early with the story I guess. The problem we've got, Moyes can say one thing and another materialises. Last weekend press reporting Evra was out and he played. Even if we hear something very negative from Moyes, we can't rule out a recovery. Hoping for clarity but I doubt we'll get it.

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    2. Demí
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Damn doesn't sound good.

      Ah well. Was always looking for an excuse to play Whittingham away to Liverpool this week

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  21. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Pathetic to report somebody with a second team. End of.

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    1. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Don'y worry he's not onto you yet 😉

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      1. Sheep
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        🙂

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      2. Gimli son of Gloin
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Haha, I barely keep the one team afloat.
        Just seems like a ridiculous thing to do.

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      3. Demel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        That's what you think! 😉

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    2. Demel
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      So if you finish 2nd in the world and the player who finishes top has multiple teams. Is it pathetic to report him or would you take it on the chin?

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      1. Gimli son of Gloin
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I wouldn't be sad enough to find out he has a second team in the first place.
        But yeah, I doubt I'd do much about it. Somebody having 2 teams doesn't really bother me.

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        1. Demel
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          I wasn't sad enough to find out. He posted both and bragged about both in a way which at the time many posters found very irritating.

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        2. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          What if it potentially cost you winning a £2000 cash prize?

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    3. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Not if it means I move up an extra place this weekend! 😀

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      1. Demel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Exactly....and someone said it wasn't very festive!! 🙂

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        1. wood is good
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          lol. at least youve got a good sense of humour!
          i suppose that whilst i disagree with you taking issue with his approach,
          i should also have an issue with my myself for caring enough about your aproach to raise an issue with it.
          i dont care. you do.
          each to there own.
          let woods be woods and demels be demels

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          1. Demel
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            Haha like it!

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      2. QPR expects... glory!
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Don't worry Parm, no chance of that 🙂

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      3. JT's Dog
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Ave you seen his team that got deleted, think the only one that will move up a place is his second team.
          So really he has gained from it

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      4. _Greg
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I was 4th in the world with a 2nd team after 5 games two years ago, some jealous guy going by 'Van der Vaart' reported me. asshole.

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          😀

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    4. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      The Busby Babe ‏@TheBusbyBabe 11m
      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set for West Brom job: Reports http://sbn.to/1bTqMjh

      😎

      (who put the ball in the Germans' net?)

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      1. Holy See
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Read that as The Busty Babe first. Seemed an unusual source.

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        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          😆

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      2. Portsmouth Bubblejet
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Chris Lepkowski, Birmingham Mail, a minute ago: "Reports that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is in talks with #wba are incorrect."

        https://twitter.com/chrislepkowski/status/413804840565743616

        He said a couple of days ago that West Brom weren't interested.

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        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          sadface 🙁

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      3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Reports that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is in talks with #wba are incorrect.

        https://twitter.com/chrislepkowski/status/413804840565743616

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    5. vova
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Hey lads,

      Got Rooney in for Kun this week... that turned out great. Should I do any other moves?

      Howard Marshall
      Terry Walker Burner Ward Chester
      Yaya Hazard Ramsey Whittingham Ravel
      Suarez Rooney Remy

      1.2 mil in the bank
      0 FT

      Cheers

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      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 19 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Looks good to me although Terry must be on thin ice I guess and you've no Everton cover for their strong fixtures.

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        1. vova
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks, my thoughts too but with the Aguero injury I had to use the transfer up. Otherwise, I would have taken Terry or Remy out for an Everton player.

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    6. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      @AP

      Scout Cast jingle

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9faKmFcdRk

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      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 19 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        hehe...same composer?

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        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Every time I hear the scout cast I think of this. It's from The Office team building episode.

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      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        *AB

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      3. applebonkers
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        ha, very similar. just want to watch the office now.
        on a serious note the jingle being free is something i didnt think of

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        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah got me watching office youtube clips now....

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    7. Hyperion
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Just seen the Norwich v Swansea game on MotD - why didn't Bony pass to Shelvey?!?! Shelves was in acres and he didn't even look!! Fuming.

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    8. Waynoo
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      anyone brave enough to not captain suarez?

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      1. Hyperion
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Doubtful.

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      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        forca

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    9. FPLord
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Usuelle hate hits for defenders but is Zab>evans worth a hit to free up some cash? I think it could work out over the next weeks. Would have to play chester otherwise...

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      1. Demel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I potentially prefer Zab to Boyata or Flanagan.

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    10. Cole-man of the Ca-hill
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      ok.. Lets predict Rooney's involvement against West Ham:

      a) Will start the match
      b) on the bench and may come on when things dont go United's way
      c) wont even make the bench

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      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 19 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        It's going to be A or C.

        More fun to predict Moyes' statement tomorrow.

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        1. Hyperion
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          "Wayne's got a wee niggle but we'll see how it is, you never know."

          Thanks David, that's useful.

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      2. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        a, off just after 60.

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    11. Hyperion
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Are people keeping hold of the Roonster?

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      1. TG32
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Yup, he'll play even if he has a niggle. Moyes can't afford to lose again

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      2. Kostja
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        yep

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        1. Hyperion
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Cheers lads.

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    12. Judas
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Tranfers DONE. Taken a -8hit, couldnt stress about it any longer.

      Aguero ---> Negredo
      Lampard ---> Hazard
      Cahill ----> Flanagan

      With 2 injured defenders and 2 CHE players who may not start/have bad games, the hit was needed

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      1. Wiseguy
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        As far as 8pt hits go, not bad...

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