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Podcast March 6

The ScoutCast – Episode 126 – Nostalgia

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Bonus points delivered by the man in the stand. Golden Wonder crisps. Ian Woan. The 1982 World Cup. There’s more than a hint of nostalgia about this week’s episode Granville and I park the Zimmer frames to resume ScoutCast service.

My co-host is almost back to full-fitness, exercising his rehabilitated vocal chords and wrapping his recovered tonsils around more double Gameweek discussion, along with a further round of community posers. Aguero’s double Gameweek potential, Granville’s fading faith in Moyes and our preferred flavour of crisps-based snack are amongst the hard-hitting topics on the agenda, following on from the usual bout of regulars.

Roll back the years via this link, or look back in anger via the player below.

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

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  1. cravencottage
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Advice please:
    A ) Aguero and Snodgrass
    B ) Lukaku and Yaya

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      B both have 3 DGW

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  2. Four Four Boyz
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    What do we think people? Is it a bid mad to go into this week with just 8 playing and hold a transfer...or bring in the likes of Puncheon / Noone etc using a free?

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    1. BigManBakar
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      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'd say play 8 and save

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      1. Four Four Boyz
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks mate. Think that is where I am heading, how many DGW players are you thinking for 31? I am putting all my effort into 11.

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

          i disagree... but i am chasing points... -8 to field 11. which immediately become -4.

          you are in the top 1K. and have RVP (c) so maybe its not worth the risk.

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          1. Four Four Boyz
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers for that Jags, I am not gona pretend I know what I am doing in top 1k so glad for the advice! Good luck this week, fielding 11 could pay huge dividends, as there could be some high scorers if you get them right!!

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    2. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      That's what I am doing, long-term I don't like the look of anyone I'd bring in this week so would be a waste of a transfer IMO

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  3. In Like Flynn.
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Morning All, fleeting visit, GTS are you around?

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    1. BigManBakar
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      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Morning ILR, whats up?

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Morning FF Beer induced sleep, it had to be done. 🙂

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      1. Blue Lion
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        what is this?

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          • 13 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Target identification.

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      2. In Like Flynn.
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        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers, I'll get it done.

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    3. Blue Lion
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Morning ILF

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Morning Blue Lion, it's a bit roar outside.

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

        Got UFPL?
        type this one 1124-3113.
        This message will self explode once you reply "done".

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          • 13 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Already done GTS. It was a messy business.

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        2. Blue Lion
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Nope..cheers anyways mate.

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

    Best option heading into the doubles?

    1) Kun + Nolan + Zaba/Jagielka
    2) Lukaku + Yaya + Coleman
    3) Remy + Yaya + Baines

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    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      A with Johnson and Zabs?

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    2. Four Four Boyz
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Just been looking through my history for the season and saw my best gameweek was with Aguero (c) - go with A mate.

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    3. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I actually think number 3 could be massive especially as a differential

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  5. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    @4.8m, if he was fit Evans would be straight in my team.

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    1. Gloria Kanchelskis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Is he due back this week?

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  6. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Would you rather Mata or Hazard for the DGW?

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    1. Gloria Kanchelskis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I've got a similar dilemma - currently have Mata, Hazard and Silva - one will go when I move over to the dark side and get Yaya - currently thinking Mata. What do you reckon?

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I think I might do Hazard > Yaya and then Mata > Hazard the following week (32).

        Bit nuts but the best I can do.....

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    2. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      or Gerrard?

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Probably going to go for Sterling.....

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  7. Blue Lion
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Morning geezers!

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    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ah morning BL.

      Good someone to help answer my questions 😛

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  8. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Which team has the best games for CS possibility in DGW 31?

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    1. RogerC
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I would say Liverpool if you trust their defense.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Agree.......

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

      Liverpool - Everton - Newcastle - West Ham

      In that order?

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    3. Absinthe 42
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Is the question really the best games or do you mean the best prospects?

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Prospects....

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        1. Absinthe 42
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Add in Hull too.
          There's a lot of potential in that GW.

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    4. Blue Lion
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea,Wham and Everton.

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  9. Justbored
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Holtby to start this weekend? Or which fulham midfield best to have?

    Is baines worth 1.6 more than coleman? Or doubling up doesnt seem a bad idea? After this week that is..

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  10. Absinthe 42
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Best Man Utd striker for the short term.

    The disgruntled, & moaning RVP or the contented now on 300k a week Rooney?

    Discuss.

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Difficult, at least Rooney is likely to put himself out a little. I think I'd go him, if I had a forth striker spot. Well a fifth or sixth anyway.

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      1. Absinthe 42
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Wasn't a loaded question at all 🙂

        I've got no choice to go Rooney by the looks of it. So he had better earn some of that crazy money and push RVP out of the way to bury a chance.

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    2. Blue Lion
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      For me same dilemma..Rooney or RvP. I have a feeling it is going to be Rooneys day.

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

      RVP looks like he's waiting for his summer transfer - it should be Rooney time

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  11. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    My whole plan from last week to the DGW revolves around Kos > Chambers this week.

    Reckon he'll start?

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I don't think he's done anything wrong to lose the place. So I'll go with yes.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        That 3-0 to Liverpool not too damaging then?

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        1. Absinthe 42
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Was he at fault, was he run ragged?
          If anything it was the CBs who looked poor, if I recall.

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          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Ah that's good to know....

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    2. Absinthe 42
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Probability says yes.
      Clyne is bench fodder these days.

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    3. Blue Lion
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      We are on the same boat!! 😀

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Need every penny to get Yaya & Aguero 😛

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  12. blauriecon
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Advice please.
    GW29
    Boruc
    Azpilicueta EVRA Ward
    Hazard Lallana MATA
    Adebayor
    MANNONE STURRIDGE SUAREZ STERLING NOLAN COLEMAN Vlaar
    Could do Vlaar>SMALLING for -4
    and
    Lallana/Adebayor>LUKAKU/YAYA for GW30/GW31 transfers
    GW31 bench Boruc Azpilicueta Ward Hazard

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    1. blauriecon
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Other choice is to go with current eight this GW29 and take -4 to get
      AJ, Aguero, and DGW defender for 4.6 or less

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

      Wouldn't expect Smalling to keep his place when Evans and Rafael return so I'd hold off that one and maybe get Demel in for GW31

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      1. Absinthe 42
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        He keeps on being selected, at RB or CB. Moyes seems to like him even when others are fit. Take a look at Applebonkers hot topic.

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

        3rd from Man Utd as only GW29 and DGW31 is tempting.

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

      utd players make sense to tf in this week as they have the double...

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  13. Blue Lion
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    ILF..i see what you have done. 😉
    I dont mind coz i dont have a team! 😛

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He's put it back anyway. Why no UFPL Blue Lion? Look like a decent game.

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

    No Arsenal for a DGW 😯 didn't think I'd be saying that a few months ago.

    Unless Ramsey is fit again?

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  15. blauriecon
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Simplified question

    A) Smalling (inc.GW29) YaYaToure Lukaku

    or

    B) Bardsley AJohnson Aguero

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    1. Gloria Kanchelskis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      B although I'm not convinced by Bardsley

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      1. blauriecon
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Can be any DGWer 4.6 or less.

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

          c davies... i think he is 4.6

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  16. GTS
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    ILF, Do you know anyone here who's playing as well?
    Waiting for Champ to invite him.
    Innsie too..

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'll have a think GTS, I know a few have mentioned their team at the weekend, so I'll have a look back through, nobody who is going to concentrate or play well though. 😉

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      1. GTS
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Yep. All are focused on FPL.
        Just trying to relieve FPL frustrations. It's a good distraction tbh. 🙂

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

      Play what??

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        UFPL

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        1. Gloria Kanchelskis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          It counts as gambling in Canada and is blocked !! 🙁

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          1. In Like Flynn.
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            • 13 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            I understand that is the case in a lot of countries. Here the Government actively encourage the poorer in society to squander their money in off shore gambling. Presumably the sites are owned by their mates with tax avoiding foreign shell companies.
            One of the many ways the landed gentry protect their wealth along with dodgy grants from EU and national gov to protect their grouse shoots.
            Think yourself lucky GK 😉 Although a fiver on a season long fantasy game I doubt is taking the food from the children's mouths.

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            1. In Like Flynn.
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              • 13 Years
              10 years, 2 months ago

              Rant over.

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    3. Blue Lion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      O/
      League code please!

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    4. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I am playing if it matters.

      Pretty happy with overall world rank of 4 🙂

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  17. In Like Flynn.
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Boruc or Ruddy for UFPL? I know whichever I go for it will be wrong, but let's try.

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    1. Blue Lion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Similar problem here mate.

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        GTS has a H2H lleague, ask him if you're interested BBG.

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        1. Blue Lion
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Yes.I am. League code please!

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          1. GTS
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            1124-3113
            Welcome! 🙂

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            1. Blue Lion
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 2 months ago

              Cheers! I m in! 🙂

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  18. In Like Flynn.
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    My refresh is not working properly. Any one else having a problem? Probably my system, but I thought I'd check.

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  19. Danus
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Is it worth trading out Buruc on gw 31 for -4? Replacing with adrian (only decent dgw keeper in budget)
    Knowing my luck this season West ham will get thrashed twice and he'll give me 2 points while Buruc will get a cleanie...

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    1. Redhulkster
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I would say its worth for McGregor given his dgw fixtures

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  20. Blue Lion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Bought Lambert before the rise for Tekkers!
    Fingers crossed on Puncheon & Evans now.
    I have 11 this week but the problem is 6 of them are playing in one match & 2 might not play.

    Speroni-{Mannone}
    Terry-Olsson-Ward-Chambers-JEvans*
    Hazard-Lallana-Puncheon*-{Mirallas-Sterling}
    RVP(C)-Lambert-{Suarez}

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Still a good number to have. Should be a safe green arrow imo.

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      1. Blue Lion
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Hopefully. Cheers!

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  21. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Morn DZ

    Play Speroni and Ward

    Or

    Marshall and Ward

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    1. Blue Lion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I am playing Speroni & Ward.But had no choice at all.
      BTW...Sup mate?How u doing?

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      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        All good fella, u

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        1. Blue Lion
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Not good as I would have liked! 38k at the moment. Hopefully I can finish on 4 digits.

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    2. Absinthe 42
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Toss a coin.

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    3. Redhulkster
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      B as Cardiff have Fulham whereas palace have saints

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  22. NathanLFC
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Vidic or Smalling for this week until Dgw??? Ty

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    1. Blue Lion
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Smalling.

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  23. Blue Lion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Arsenal-Everton & Sunderland-Hull replay will reduce the DGW to two teams.
    FPL is crazy! 😆

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    1. Billy Ketsu
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I thought the games were guaranteed?

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      1. Absinthe 42
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Ever since the police decided replays could not be in the week after the original tie, it's had to be ten days later.

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        1. Absinthe 42
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Oh hang on, the DGW is another week later.
          Hmm, I can't be bothered to look at UCL games for the clash.
          It's all too complicated really.

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  24. GTS
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Walk me through this:
    "Head-to-Head knock-out stage
    Optionally, a Head-to-Head league may end with a knock-out stage over up to 3 Gameweeks with the league winner decided by a match in the final Gameweek. The automatically entered average team will not enter the knock-out stage, their place being taken by the next placed team."
    So basically this kind of league would just end up for 3 GWs?

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      ---> GW 36 = H2H league
      GW 37 semi finals from top 4. GW 38 final from winners of semis

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    2. Blue Lion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      If u set up 3 KO stages H2H, league will end in GW35 with 8 teams qualifying.
      2 KO-GW36-4 teams
      1KO-GW37-2 Teams.

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    3. GTS
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks both!
      I'll set it up like that then... 🙂

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  25. Billy Ketsu
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Morning all

    How about this for 31?

    Adrian
    Zab Bards Baines
    Mirallas AJ Haz Yaya
    Suarez Kun Studge

    Man Ivan no one wars

    Bloody phone but you get the idea. That's one hit, by the way.

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    1. Blue Lion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Looks decent for now. But you know it well,lot of things will change from now & then.

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      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        +1

        Focus on this week

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        1. Billy Ketsu
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          I'm just ignoring this week, to be honest.

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      2. Billy Ketsu
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah, it's a blinking nightmare all right.

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    2. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Morning Billy K, very decent team indeed for only one hit. I have -8 planned for GW30 and -8 for 31.
      That will be because I have made a quite serious number of ****-**s or mistakes as my mum would have called them, in recent weeks.

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  26. Aaron Ramessi - Straya
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    which should I go with:

    a) aguero sterling bruce and -8

    b) jelavic gerrard koscielny

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    1. Redhulkster
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Can't comment on aguero until I see him in fa cup..

      I was thinking b from start but zabaleta for koscielney given his bad fixtures

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  27. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    ave 1FTs and 4.6m..no idea what to do with them

    0 (adrian mannone)
    shaw olson 0 (mert bruce vlaar)
    mata hazard snoddy 0 (barkley nolan)
    jrod rvp 0 (suarez)

    So basically have 7 potential starters....so thinking of doing mert + barkley >> evra + xxx (-4)

    thoughts?

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    1. Redhulkster
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Mert to evra is worth it
      Barkley to lallana is a good move

      Barkley to jabuzaj if u feel like gambling

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  28. Dier Straits
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I might have 5 this week unless Noone and Puncheon play, not exactly the best of situations. What's most likely the average players in for most teams gw29 give or take.

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    1. Redhulkster
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      7 I guess..

      Some dead teams have a lot of utd and Chelsea coverage .they have Chelsea's mata also..so I guess 7

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      1. Dier Straits
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks for your opinion.

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  29. Just A Hat
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I'll be in Thailand for the Full Moon Party next gameweek, it could have a devastating effect on my team 🙁

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    1. AppleDunk
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Will they all turn into werewolves?

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  30. l'architetto
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    1)Kos>Evra/Smalling or
    2)Kolarov>Evra/Smalling

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    1. Dier Straits
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      2, at least you know Koscielny is gonna play unless of an injury

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

      Both need to go..

      Kosc has shit fixtures.
      Kolarov shares time with ckichy..

      Do 1 for now and watch kolarov for another week

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