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The ScoutCast – Episode 135 – Arrivals

28 August 2014 4924 comments
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With cheque books fluttering on the eve of the transfer window slamming shut, our Fantasy seasons could be transformed by some notable new arrivals. In this week’s ScoutCast episode, Granville and I chew over the latest fresh faces to crash the player list – United’s “Angel” Di Maria and Liverpool’s “Devil” Balotelli.

With just a single point between us and the comfort of top 100k placings, my co-host and I are more than just a little content as we the rule over the current bandwagons and preview another weekend’s action. It won’t last.

Bed yourself in via this link, or get acclimatised via the handy player below…

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

    Think I'm doing Dzeko > Adebayor tonight with my FT. I think...

    The plan was to do it for GW4, but if Adebayor rises tonight, as seems likely, it's going to take me two transfers rather than one to do it, and I don't particularly want to downgrade anywhere else. Dzeko should start this weekend, and has the better fixture, but there's some chance that he won't start, and zero chance that Adebayor won't.

    My other worry is Costa, but I'm encouraged by the reports that he's in contention for the weekend. If he doesn't feature, then I have Rio coming off the bench, which, at home to Sunderland, wouldn't be the worse thing in the world... I suppose I could also move him on for Jovetic for a hit tomorrow, but like I said, I suspect that he'll be okay. And in any case, if he's in contention now, then he should be fine with two weeks rest before Swansea at home, a fixture I'd want to have him for.

    So, any thoughts on pulling the trigger tonight, is my thinking flawed?

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

      Ah, my ramblings are at the top of the page, apologies...

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      1. Venom Snake
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        Sounds reasonable

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        1. Ludo
          • 12 Years
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          Cheers!

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

    Lamela or erikson

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    1. Nice 2 Michu
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      11 years, 10 months ago

      Chadli then Costa > Aguero

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  3. crteer
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    11 years, 10 months ago

    De Gea / (Gilks)
    Debuchy / Clyne / O'Shea / (Caulker & Bruce)
    Mata / Fabregas / Ramsey / Sterling / (El Ahmadi)
    Rooney / Costa / (Bojan)

    Any ideas for my team guys - with Costa injury scare, plus Bojan already injured, what do you think my options are?

    1 FT , 0.0 ITB

    Wildcard?

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    1. Pea Soup
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      11 years, 10 months ago

      Bojan to Fletcher 🙂 goal fest at QPR

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      1. crteer
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        11 years, 10 months ago

        Would you suggest benching Costa then during this week?

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  4. HUMZAH96
    11 years, 10 months ago

    EVERYONE just reply to this with your captain for GW3

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

      Jovetic

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      1. Mata-Is-The-Juan
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        ^This

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    2. Gooner97
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      RAMBO

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    3. slaught
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      RVP

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    4. Sigga -Cardiff City-
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      Roonpig
      VC Hazard

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    5. faux_C
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Siggy

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    6. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      11 years, 10 months ago

      still sanchez

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      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I still like this

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

        I would do this if I owned him

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    7. Venom Snake
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      11 years, 10 months ago

      Eriksen or Siggy.
      Care to help me decide?

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    8. Parm
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      11 years, 10 months ago

      Still Aguero

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      1. gravless
        • 14 Years
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        😯

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    9. tw
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      Ramsey

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    10. Sofarsogood
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      tadic

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    11. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
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      Jovetic

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    12. SEASIDER
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      Sanchez

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    13. Piggs Boson
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      Van Persie

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      1. pundit of punts
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        😯

        You got RVP in?

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    14. FPL Notebook (John)
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      Rooney

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    15. Pea Soup
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      FLETCHER

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    16. NissA
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      Siggy

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    17. syke63
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Changed to Ramsey

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    18. HUMZAH96
      11 years, 10 months ago

      A lot of replies, some interesting choices...

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    19. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
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      Aguero

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    20. Reedy
      • 15 Years
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      Aguero

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    21. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Rambo or Fab, Rambo at he moment.

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    22. Vamos Los Celeste
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      eriksen

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  5. Venom Snake
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    11 years, 10 months ago

    Since when did I have 4 players flagged 😯

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  6. Flying Assassins
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Got 2 Ft's still not sure what to do with them. Any suggestions?

    Bego Gilks
    Coloccini Wisdom Debuchy Hutton PVA
    Ramsey Eriksen Mata Marney Sterling
    Dzeko Rooney Costa

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    1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      wait for news on dzeko

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      1. Flying Assassins
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        If its bad, who would you suggest as the replacement?

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        1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
          • 13 Years
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          jovetic/adebayor

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    2. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Bego to Forster and save the other

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      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        This

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  7. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Quick one...

    a) Naismith + Sterling
    b) Adebayor + JWP

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    1. syke63
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      B

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  8. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    how would you get siggy and jovetic into this team? (2 FTs)

    Krul
    Debuchy, Pieters, Davies, Hutton, Moore
    Haz, Ramsey, Sterling, Mata, Marney
    Rooney, Costa, Jelavic

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    1. faux_C
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      11 years, 10 months ago

      Downgrade Mata or Rooney for a start.

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      1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
        • 13 Years
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        which?

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

          Personally think Di Maria will effect Mata's game time, but that's a hunch.

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

            If you've got anything in the bank you can do Mata->Siggy and Jelavic->Jovetic...

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    2. Mata-Is-The-Juan
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Looks like you'd have to sacrifice Hazard--But he's such a nice differential as everyone else has Cecs though.

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  9. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Watch Costa score a brace this weekend now that a lot have knee jerked and shipped him.

    Mata-Jovetic from last weekend all over again. 😉

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

      *dzeko 😉

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    2. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Would be nice

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

    Would you play Yoshida or PVA?

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

      PVA

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    2. The Shadow
      • 14 Years
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      PVA

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    3. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      pee vee aay

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  11. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Pretty happy with this: http://i.imgur.com/CgZJvH1.png

    2FT used, £0.4m in the bank.

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

      Bego > Krul

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
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        Maybe later.

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Naismith AND Albrighton?

      Could cause problems with Eto'o there.

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

        Why would Martinez drop Naismith in the near future? I have a feeling Eto'o is only in to add depth with Europa League commitment this season.

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  12. Tinchy Sneijder
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Please have suggestions,
    =============Krul===========
    ====PvA-----Cahill-----Dummett====
    Hazard-----Tadic-----Ramsey----Siggy
    ==Aguero-----Rooney-----Adebayor==

    Bench: Moore, Wisdom, King
    Should I have mata out and Adebayor in?---->This opens up Lamela or Eriksen, should I have them over Tadic

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  13. A.
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    How accurate is TotalFPL at the moment, will Aguero rise tonight?

    Id rather wait til tomorrow before bringing him in

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Still not A. Seems it'll be educated guess work for a while at least.

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/08/26/scout-report-marcos-rojo/?hc_page=5#hc_comment_8079809

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    2. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Fiso also showing different prices with aguero not rising also clichy was suppossed to rise last night but hasnt

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  14. Gaffers
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Is Costa's wheelchair really a necessity? Last time I tore my hamstrings to shreds I was only given crutches.

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  15. bdwhite91
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    So is starting Diego Costa the popular choice this week? Everyone reckon it will be all or nothing for him?

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  16. So Klose
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Guys I have Costa, Dzeko and Muney injured and I am affraid I won´t have 11 players to play.

    I am thinking about:

    Terry , Dzeko + Costa -----> Colocini + Aguero + Adebayor + 0.5m

    For a 8 point hit.

    What would you do ?????

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

      stay calm and wait for news tomorrow

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  17. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Where are you all Costa LOLers from this morning , eh?

    Unbeleavable that so many have knee jerked costa out today based on false The Sun roumours, that Costa falls!!! You're a joke, people!!

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

      k m8

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    2. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      🙄 chill winston

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    3. HUMZAH96
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I was the leader in the 'S*n, Telegraph etc. are liars' 🙂

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    4. tw
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Price drop? 😯

      He rose before though so it's not like we've lost anything on him

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    5. AWOL-Ekotto
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      How do you know that he is falling?

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  18. Game...Blouses
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Squad look in line for the weekend? Pending Costa is fit, of course.

    Krul
    Terry / Bertrand / Van Aanolt
    Rambo(C) / Mata / Fabergas / Siggy
    Costa / Jovetic / Roony

    Foster - JWP - Hutton - Dummett

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    1. Game...Blouses
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Guess my team left you all speechless?

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

        Looks good, yep. Quite a benching dilemma with your defence, I think I'd want to play the home players though - Hutton and Dummett over Bertrand and van Aanholt. Very tough to call though, any of them could keep a CS, really.

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      2. Captain Beefheart
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Yes is pretty impressive, same front 7 as me, as well as Hutton and Drummet, decent team I hope.

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    2. Game...Blouses
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks guys. Me defense is my dilemma for sure, I'd play them all if I could.

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  19. Ikey Warrior
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Jonny Evans or Phil Jones.

    As bad as United's defense may be, I can't say no to those fixtures.

    If I get Evans at 5.4, it'll leave me £1.0m in the bank. If I get Jones at 5.5, I'm left with an awkward £0.9m.

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    1. bdwhite91
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      No stay away. Jones is stinking up my team. I don't trust him to get a clean against Burnley...

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      1. Mata-Is-The-Juan
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Have faith-- Got to deliver CS points soon.

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    2. NissA
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I'd stay away from their defense.

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  20. CCaddy
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    A) fab & mata

    B) Sanchez & Erikson/ lamela

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    1. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      A

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      1. Tinchy Sneijder
        • 11 Years
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        A

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

          A

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  21. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Slow start so I am thinking of WC'ing during the Int break with this team:

    Krul Gilks
    Clyne Caulker PvA Moore Hutton
    Eriksen Fabregas Mata Siggy Marney
    Rooney Costa Sturridge

    Plan to do Costa>Jovetic(c) this week.

    Crazy??

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

      I'd do Sturridge to Kun , captain Rooney and save WC if I were you

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      1. bdwhite91
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I like this better

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      2. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Nice idea but that would involve a hit and Aguero may not start. I feel the midfield needs Ramsey + Sterling and want to double on liverpool from gw4.

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    2. bdwhite91
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      It's not crazy, especially if you really are going to WC next week. Hopefully Jovetic starts for you.

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      1. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers. The thought of WC'ing so early makes me think it's crazy but need to catch up on lost ground!

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  22. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    With Austin looking likely to recover from injury, is it worthing holding on to him and starting him this weekend?

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    1. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Yup

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  23. Jay_
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Just sticking with my team , Ramsey (C) then sit back and reorganise after gw3, my only worry is , will the prices change a lot during the international break ? Say for instance Jovetic bags a hat trick , how much would he go up in between the end of Gw3 and start of gw4 ?

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

      No

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  24. Qubit
    • 17 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Can anyone remind me what time (GMT) price rises occur? Ta 🙂

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

      1.30 am

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

        Cheers. 🙂

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  25. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Cambiasso to Leicester 😯

    😆

    The guy is almost 40...

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

      Wouldn't class 34 as almost 40. He'd instantly be their best central midfielder if he went. Great bit of business, if it means the difference between staying up and going down.

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

        Oops, swear he was around 40 for some reason. Probably thinking of Zanetti.

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    2. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      closer to 30 than 40

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      1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        not unheard of for midfielders of that level to be able to still produce at mid 30s. giggs, scholes, lamps, gerrard, pirlo, alonso...

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    3. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      He's just turnt 34...

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      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Turnt - sounds rude!.

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    4. charmed
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Hey Acquafresca
      shall i made Henderson to di maria for -4hit
      or
      lovern to dier for -4 hit
      or
      costa to jovetic or Balotelli for -4hit
      or don't take a hit?

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

        Don't take a hit. Unless Costa is ruled out tmrw.

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

          Really Thanks a lot Acqua
          cheers 🙂

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

            kindly who 3 to bench from and in order?

            Lovren/Wisdom/Hutton/Bruce/Debuchy
            Sigurdsson/Sterling/Ramsey/Fábregas/Henderson
            Diego Costa/Rooney/Naismith

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  26. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Is anyone doing Dzeko to Ade tonight solely for value reasons?

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

      Partly... Not sure though.

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

        As much as it's really gonna p*** me off having that awkward .1 less when I ship him out on Saturday, I still think he will do better than Ade.

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  27. t4thomas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone got any information on the Kun injury rumour?

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

      Was supposed to be ok and finished out his training session afterwards

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  28. oven
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Which 3 to start of this group:

    Lovren / Debuchy / Caulker / Wisdom

    Thinking Lovren / Debuchy / Caulker...

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

      I think the way you do

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  29. Salfpilgrimlfc
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Going to keep costa i think, and save a -4 but who will score more points out of trippier, wisdom or Zamora?

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

      Think Wisdom got the best chance out of that lot

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  30. Snikii
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    https://twitter.com/GeniusFootball/status/505079249511141377/photo/1 sorry if it has been posted already

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

      Because football doesn't matter, RULES do?

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    2. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Please don't post links in foreign languages in future. Thank you.

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