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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…

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

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  1. LMNO
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    anyone captaining RVP?

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    1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
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      Lol

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      1. LMNO
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        ?

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  2. Mr_Partridge
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Cambiasso straight in my team

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    1. DRIZ ✅
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      hes 34

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      1. the axolotl
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        but he plays for leicester!!!!!!

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      2. Jax
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        won't start v arsenal. will be on bench

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  3. Lallana_
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    Liverpool against Madrid in 2009.

    1-0 (A)
    4-0 (H)

    15 European trophies between the clubs! Should be a great game.

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  4. Back on the horse
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with Lovren? Is he a mistake? or worth keeping when the fixtures ease up after this week? and goal threat? or trade in for a cheapie (colo) and free up money for Aguero for a free?

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    1. DRIZ ✅
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      tough fix for lovren and looked average against 5secs aguero. would consider a move unless you have bigger problems

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    2. Woy of the Wovers
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      I'm keeping. Always comes with a goal threat which will come - who knows when. Two bad scores should test your resolve for attackers, not defenders.

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    3. Mata-Is-The-Juan
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Made my Lovren>Clyne switch last week Saturday. I felt then I made a mistake expecting attacking returns from him so early on in the season, The LIV defense is also integrating some new players [Lovren himself is one] so there's some growing pains---I might come back for him when LIV have a run of favorable fixtures but Lovren is very much a failed 'early-season' punt for me.

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      1. Bobby Crush
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Many new players at LFC, so the team will take time to gel.
        Defence not a priority, and looks a bit dis-organised.

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  5. waitinginthelonggrass
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    I'll try this again but with a slight variation

    Azpi and Aguero

    Or

    Ivanovic and Costa

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    1. andy85wsm
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Aguerooooooooooo

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      1. waitinginthelonggrass
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I see a pattern!

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        1. Woy of the Wovers
          • 15 Years
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          Agueroooooo sounds wrong. Should be Agueroooowwww, or Aguerooooeeee.

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    2. DRIZ ✅
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      azpilicueta/kun

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    3. Proggy
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      Ivanovic and Costa

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  6. Proggy
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    Repost, stuck on last page

    I'm in a dilemma. Help guys?

    I'm planning to make 3 transfers over the following 2 weeks (GW3 and GW4), but I'm unsure about the pattern in which I make the transfers.

    1:

    GW3 - Eriksen --> Sterling & Luis --> Clyne (-4)
    GW4: Dzeko ---> Adebayor

    2:

    GW3: Save FT and risk the price rises and falls
    GW4: Eriksen ---> Sterling, Luis ---> Clyne & Dzeko ---> Adebayor (-4)

    Any advice would be appreciated.

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  7. Mr_Partridge
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Di Maria predictions for the rest of the season

    2 goals 7 assists

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    1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
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      3 goals 14 assists

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      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        How many FPL points would that give him including BPs etc? Approx?

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        1. Lawrø
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          (2x36)+(3x14)+(3x5)+(14-ish)+BPs

          So probably about 160pts.

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          1. MJ6987
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            Not bad. More than Ramsey last season.

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    2. Frank Black
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      6 goals and 11 assists.

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  8. RabMac
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    I have made a spreadsheet that analyses players and helps you identify which are the best players to pick regarding form and value for money. It also shows you all scorers and assisters and what team they done it against. In addition it has all the results to date and all goals conceded.

    It is totally upto date and I will try my best to keep it that way throughout the season.

    Please feel free to use my spreadsheet and provide feedback or suggestions on how it could be improved or any errors you may find. I am also happy to answer any questions if you are unsure of something.

    You can access it here: https://www.zoho.com/docs/login.html

    username: rabmcnair89@gmail.com
    password: fantasyfootballscout

    ======================================
    The tabs that will be of interest are:

    GK Calculations, Defender Calculations, Midfielder Calculations, Forward Calculations, Goals Assists, Conceded, My Team [monitors your team each week] & Results

    ======================================

    In the GK calculations, Defender Calculations, Midfielder Calculations & Forward calculations you will see a table with all the players.

    The columns in the table are:

    1. PPG = Points Per Game - Shows the average points a player gets each game.
    2. PPM = Points Per Million - Shows how many points a player gets for each million pound you spend - allows you to see who is good value for money and compare to other players
    3. PPMPG = Points Per Million Per Game - Shows how many points a player scores each game for each million pound you spend. - I feel this is a better indicator of who is best value for money.
    4. Points 4 Weeks = Points scored over last 4 game weeks - this helps you identify the most inform players over the last 4 weeks
    5. Performance Indicator = Shows if a player is below the average key performance indicator (low), above average but below high key performance indicator (average) and above high key performance indicator (high)

    ==================================================================
    You use these tables to help identify a pool of good players to pick from and then you check the fixtures to see who to pick. You can also use these tables to see if your current players are performing well and if not you should ship them out. Ideally you want to have a full team of people who have high performance and good fixtures.

    Thanks

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    1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Please submit this as a community article, rather than re-posting it on every post.

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      1. RabMac
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        How do I do that mate?

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        1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Here

          http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/submit-your-article/

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          1. RabMac
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers mate and apologies for the spam. 😉

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  9. Burton
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I think this gamesweek might see the record number of transfers. Anyone know what the current record is?

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    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
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      Nice grav

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      1. Burton
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Ta. 3,947,637 we're on as of now. Ad revenue must be huge.

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  10. iveseenitall
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughs for this week

    Krul ( begovic)

    Jones, pva, Cahill ( Hutton, bartley)

    Mata, fabregas, Erikson, Ramsey, (Jones)

    Rooney , Costa, Fletcher

    I've got 2 fts what would yours be?

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    1. An Púca
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bartley out

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      1. iveseenitall
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Unfortunately i missed him dropping in gw2 hes now 3.9 so im going to need both transfers

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  11. Doctor X
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    Is Adebayor set to rise tonight lads?

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    1. drughi
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      yes

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  12. HUMZAH96
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      Why is this weeks captain such a hard choice?

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      1. Kings of Lyon ★
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        I love it. Much better than a default captain

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        1. laGan1n1
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          +1

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        2. Bubz
          • 12 Years
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          This

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      2. laGan1n1
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        you dont have Kolarov ?

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      3. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Cos there is no obvious candidate

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      4. Touré De Force
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I've settled on Siggy. Would love to give it to the Ivorian bull who cannot be stopped but he's being played uber deep and looks to be only 85% fit :/

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        1. HUMZAH96
            11 years, 3 months ago

            You have balls

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      5. MJ6987
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Just about a perfect draw for Liverpool today.

        1 glamour team and 2 beatable teams

        City got a tough group.

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      6. FPL Notebook (John)
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Some very funny Mario Balotelli bets available of BetFair:

        Can't put on his bib during the warm up:...................... EVS
        Hands in a transfer request:....................................... 7/1
        Plays Santa at the Liverpool FC Christmas party:........ 8/1
        Celebrates with the "Why always me" this season: ....10/1
        Receives fines totaling £250k:.................................. 16/1
        Attacks a referee with vanishing spray: .....................25/1
        Gets sent off on his L'pool debut:............................. 33/1
        Has a firework related accident:............................... 33/1
        Punches a teammate in a match:............................ 50/1
        Bites a player during a match: .................................66/1

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        1. Lawrø
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          Gets sent off on his debut looks pretty appealing

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        2. FPL Notebook (John)
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          11 years, 3 months ago

          I particularly like the Vanishing Spray one

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        3. the axolotl
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          might have a few quid on the santa bet 🙂

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        4. LMNO
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Attacks a referee with vanishing spray 😀

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        5. Touré De Force
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          The fine bet and sending off in first game look plausible!

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        6. Licky
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Acts normal - 1,000,000,000 to 1

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      7. King Kohli
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Play Green or Mannone?

        Also playing Van Aanholt

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        1. laGan1n1
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Green

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      8. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Wonder what odds you'd get on Deadline Day for someone to shout:

        "F her right in the P" 😆

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        1. Touré De Force
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Odds on!

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        2. In Bale We Trust
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Haha I would enjoy seeing Jim White's reaction to that.

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        3. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          It's going to happen 😀

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      9. CTID_
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        How people can call City 'Bad' in Europe is just stupid the teams we have been put into the same group as/knocked out by are all ways top 4 in the world

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        1. the axolotl
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          so they've been "good" in europe? sort of how things are judged

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      10. davies
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Krul
        Azpi PVA Clyne
        Siggy Ramsey Mata Sterling Lamela
        Aguero (c) Costa

        Sub 1- Wisdom
        Sub 2- Vaz Te
        Sub 3- Moore

        How's it looking? Thanks.

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      11. JUST W
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I have 2 FT's and can't see where to use either;
        Foster/Krul
        Colo/jones/Chester/wisdom/oshea
        Sterling/mata/rodwell/Ramsey/hazard
        Rooney/Costa/bojan

        Any recco's?

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      12. Make United Great Again
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Dzeko > Ade FT.

        No other pressing issues. And I know I'll want Ade next week.

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        1. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Yay or nay

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          1. Touré De Force
            • 15 Years
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            Nay

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        2. drughi
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          your other strikers are ?

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        3. gdog2244
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          yay

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      13. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        @Guardalinee: Real Madrid are the frontrunners for Falcao, Arsenal are in the race too http://t.co/kE7xrYjhEX #dimarzio @dimarzio

        😉

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      14. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Chance % of Costa playing this weekend?

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        1. MK Don
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          28%

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          1. MJ6987
            • 15 Years
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            Tend to agree

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        2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          75%

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          1. MJ6987
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Surely not that high? 50/50 at best.

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        3. The Orienteer - find me in …
          • 13 Years
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          95%.

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        4. Jax
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          damn thought i was gonna get away with no transfers.

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        5. Podge
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Way above 50 if you have him, way below if you dont.

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          1. MJ6987
            • 15 Years
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            Not really.

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        6. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          I'm not that confident. I think if he is fit to start, he will come off very early, and won't be playing at full capacity. Quite tempted to get rid anyway.

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      15. MK Don
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Zaha worth a shout ?

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        1. LMNO
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          😀

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        2. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          AFOBEEEEEE

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          1. MK Don
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            🙂

            4 - 0 🙂

            To United " Can we play you every week ?"...."You're not famous anymore !"...."Live round the corner / You only live round the corner !" (to United "fans" who came to MK)

            COME ON YOU DDDDDDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNSSSSSS 🙂

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            1. PAIRIDAEZAN
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Exactly how long are we all going to hear about this? 😀

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        3. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          & no he isn't worth a shout

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      16. Exilizer
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        According to several German news sources kagawa return to Dortmund seems ever more.likely. I think he deserves to play a t a club that values him though...

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        1. MJ6987
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          11 years, 3 months ago

          Clearly not a big part of LVG's plans.

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        2. MK Don
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Kagawa played against us on Tuesday. Nothing compared to how he used to be at Dortmund.

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          1. Exilizer
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah shame.really. he just vanished at utd.

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        3. the axolotl
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          me too, but let's face it, he was rubbish at utd, even when he did get a chance. maybe a formation thing, but still.....
          agreed he was great at dortmund before, hope he goes back

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        4. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          How many chances has Kagawa had to impress at Utd? Absolutely loads imo. And he always fails to.

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          1. Exilizer
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Maybe it was a culture thing. Never looked comfy in a utd shirt.

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      17. Doctor X
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Couple of questions lads.

        1) If Costa is out...
        .......(A) Adebayor
        .......(B) Aguero (-4)

        2) How reliable is TotalFPL for the Adebayor rise at the moment?

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        1. Mata-Is-The-Juan
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          1.B
          2. Every FPL price tracker is broken -- all sites are making approximations at best at this point.

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      18. Mata-Is-The-Juan
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        @LAWRO

        Surely PVA should outscore Rio?
        Yes, QPR have home advantage but Poyet &the SUN squad must be on a high after not losing to United and ending that game the better team.

        A bold move if you end up sticking with it.

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        1. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          I agree. PVA is a much better choice.

          Caulker & Rio have absolutely no appeal to me. QPR are crap.

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        2. Lawrø
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          It is a difficult one... when in doubt with defenders I do usually pick the one playing at home especially if they're a centre back, I may switch but I just fancy a QPR cleansheet in this one!

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      19. Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Stephen Quinn! there's a blast form the past. remember the 06/07 season when he was on fire -most of those 2 golas and 4 assists came in a short space of time and his price rocketed. not sure what happened since. maybe he's been taking sleeping agent to the extreme...

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      20. Wouter
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        BREAKING - Real Madrid have signed Monaco striker Falcao, according to Italian journalist @tancredipalmeri.

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        1. MJ6987
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          They sign who they want.

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        2. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Tancredi Palmeri?

          You've just wasted my time.

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

          @Guardalinee: Real Madrid are the frontrunners for Falcao, Arsenal are in the race too http://t.co/kE7xrYjhEX #dimarzio @dimarzio

          ^ that didnt last long... 😆

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      21. red_devil
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        repost

        what do you guys think about this wildcard team

        krul(elliot)

        clyne/ pva/ taylor (wisdom/ dummet)

        sterling/ fab/ ramsey/ siggurson (king)

        rooney/ aguero/ ade

        any changes recommended?

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        1. white lightning
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Where's Ivanovic.

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      22. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Have Jovetic.

        Aguero + Mata
        or
        RVP + Lamela ??

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