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The ScoutCast – Episode 137 – Precious

25 September 2014 3085 comments
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Every little point counts. With the mini-league gap between myself and co-host Granville widening by the week, my Mancunian friend can ill-afford to throw points aside in his bid to follow up last season’s victorious campaign.

In and around the usual ScoutCast regulars, Granville recalls the dilemma that saw him get away with benching Cesc Fabregas to the tune of just a single point. Will that prove costly?

We then join forces to run the rule over the accelerating Di Maria bandwagon, assess Rooney’s re-positioning and decide whether those steering away from Ramsey Street need to re-programme their sat navs.

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  1. aree036
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Moses or Noble?

    Attacking flair vs Pens and free kicks, which do you pick?

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    1. aree036
      • 13 Years
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      Or any other for a similar price

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      1. Captain Peacock
        • 11 Years
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        Downing

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        1. aree036
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          You reckon? It's just that noble has free kicks and pens and even without getting any pens so far he is still close to downing on points

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    2. The Mean Machine
      • 12 Years
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      I'd go Moses just on a gut feeling , I have him and think hell do well this week

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  2. AH 🙂
    • 11 Years
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    Dummet (Stoke Away) or PVA (Swansea Home) ? Got Siggy too ! ?!?

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    1. Pompey5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      If you go PVA you've got bases covered, assuming siggy is involved in swans goal.

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  3. andres
    • 14 Years
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    BALO to:

    A falcao
    B welbeck

    Forster Mccarthy
    Pieters clyne moreno (moore naylor)
    Adm fabs sterling siggy (boyd)
    BALO costa pelle
    2FT, 1.2

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    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Welbeck but not yet. So wait...

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      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Or maybe Falcao but still not yet...

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    2. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
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      Welbeck. Great value and will get lots of chances with that Arsenal team behind him.

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    3. Captain Peacock
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      A

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    4. The class of 92
      • 12 Years
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      A

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  4. KingPulis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
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    Fairly set on a Wham striker, Sakho or Valencia?

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    1. Captain Peacock
      • 11 Years
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      Valencia had 6 shots last week. Sakho had fewer.

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    2. Podge
      • 14 Years
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      Valencia

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      1. aree036
        • 13 Years
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        valencia is the reason I am interested in Noble, he is going to draw pens

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  5. Norco
    • 11 Years
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    Bench two:

    Baines
    Clyne
    PvA
    Duff
    Moore

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    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Last two

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    2. Captain Peacock
      • 11 Years
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      PVA, Moore

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    3. Norco
      • 11 Years
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      Thanks chaps

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  6. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
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    No doubt Senderos and Hutton will be provoking Costa like they did with Balotelli.

    -4pts if you captain him this week 😛

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    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Senderos and Hutton! Thanks for confirming my decision!

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    2. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      or 40pts.

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    3. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
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      Why -4?

      -1 for a yellow
      -3 for a red

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

        1pt (app) - 3pts (red) = -2pts

        -2pts x 2 (C) = -4pts.

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        1. Jairzinho
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
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          Got it. Thanks.

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      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Red card before 60. No goals or assists.

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  7. YuvalSpurs
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    11 years, 2 months ago

    Need some help here:

    Krul (Myhill)

    Lovren-Cahill-Clyne (Wisdom,Bruce)

    Di Maria-Eriksen-Ramsey-Siggy (El Ahmadi)

    Rooney-Pelle-Costa

    2FT 0.8ITB

    Any idea what to do? I want to take El Ahmadi out but I don't know who to choose instead.
    Should I do any other sub? Maybe Rooney or Eriksen out?

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    1. KingPulis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Krul to Forster Eriksen to Tadic/Sterling no brainer

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  8. amol
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Clyne-Fonte-Williams+Taylor

    O.o my defence is weird, any suggestions? Playing a different FPL, so have to have 2 fbs and cbs

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  9. Bring Back Caldwell
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Worth doing Mata & Naismith to ADM & Ulloa for a hit?

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    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
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      sounds ok to me

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    2. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 11 Years
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      Hmmm, I'm assuming you have to do Naismith out to get ADM in, tough, I'd look somewhere else to fund Mata out, or replace Mata with a Southampton Mid

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    3. aaroneous
      • 12 Years
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      Mata prob won't start so I'd say so. 5th mid?

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      1. Bring Back Caldwell
        • 11 Years
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        Mutch, was thinking of just doing mata to tadic

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        1. aaroneous
          • 12 Years
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          That's not a bad look. I think either is fine. ADM is gonna keep rising though if you want to get him in eventually

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  10. CrouchDown
    • 13 Years
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    Heaton or Mannone?

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    1. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 11 Years
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      No bias here, genuinely think Heaton better option

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

      lol just asked that too. Currently I have Heaton because of the ugly fixtures towards the end of this 6 week period

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    3. Sess!
      • 15 Years
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      Heaton due to the fact our fixtures after next two are horrible. Burn key's decent for a while.

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  11. bdwhite91
    • 14 Years
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    Heaton or Mannone to pair with Forster? Forster and Mannone's fixtures both become impossible at the same time.

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    1. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Read above lol, Heaton.
      I'm buying him in sion, unless by some miracle NewC start getting CS

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    2. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
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      check schmeichel + forster until week 12! AWESOME rotation

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      1. bdwhite91
        • 14 Years
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        Cheers!

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  12. kennethrhcp
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    Terry & Clyne def starting... I've wisdom in the 3rd spot @ the moment.

    Lovern & Naylor bench... good to go?

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    1. bdwhite91
      • 14 Years
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      I'd say so

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      1. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
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        thanks

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    2. Sess!
      • 15 Years
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      Looks good

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  13. Anorak
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    I want to buy Stewart Downing. Form, fixtures and a free role. What could possibly go wrong?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Downing rank.

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      1. Anorak
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        As you may have guessed, I've only posted this in an effort to convince myself it's a good idea. All the ingredients are there, but it's still Stewart Downing. Stewart. Downing. Hmm.

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

          Just like it was Aaron Ramsey last season. I wasn't expecting that. In any case, he's only 5.5

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          1. Anorak
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
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            And now in my team.
            Shame to lose Puncheon ahead of the first game I'd have played him in, but now to decide whether to play Downing over Naismith.

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    2. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
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      it is a sound move... who'd have thought we'd be thinking this!

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    3. aree036
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Is he guaranteed to continue in the free role?

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      1. aree036
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        I'm not that sold on the fixtures either with utd and cityin the next 4 gameweeks

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

          I'm happy to rotate him with Ulloa or have him come on for someone off the bench. United leak goals. I can't fit him in in my starting XI though. I'll start him next week

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        2. aaroneous
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          United D is tatters. WHM might not win but they'll score

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        3. Anorak
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          The United team with only 1 fit CB? and the QPR team that follows in the next game?

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

      I am do. Good 5th mid pick. I don't like having bench fodder. He could easily get points against a weak United defense. I'd be happy playing anyone against them 🙂

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      1. bdwhite91
        • 14 Years
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        too*

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    5. Tony Yeboah
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      what about noble?....think i prefer him from west ham

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  14. aree036
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    What are the chances of Aguero starting against Hull with his 'knock'.

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    1. aree036
      • 13 Years
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      I'm going 90%

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    2. bdwhite91
      • 14 Years
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      He's fine

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      1. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        This^^^^ think Citeh will win comfortably

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    3. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      The same as if he didn't have that "knock"

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    4. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I'm pretty sure Silva and Aguero's 'injuries' were just a bluff so Pele could rest them in the Cup game and have an excuse if they were knocked out by Sheffield Wed.

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  15. RTH92
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Has Ulloa rised by 0.1 or 0.2 this week?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      FPL site says 0.2

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  16. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
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    Best headline I've seen:

    "Toothless Barca missing Suarez bite"

    😆

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    1. Think Tank
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      That's good 🙂

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

      http://i.imgur.com/A8ehiC8.gif

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    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
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      Where you in a coma during the whole World Cup?

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      1. Acquafresca
        • 14 Years
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        No, but it's hilarious its still in headlines.

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    4. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
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      Gr8 banter

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    5. Jönny
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I dunno, "Asamoah Gyan denies 'ritual sacrifice' of Ghana rapper Castro" take some beating this week...

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      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
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        Hahaha indeed

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      2. chrisjdgrady
        • 12 Years
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        lol ya

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  17. Keno
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Need some advice here:

    Start Terry-Taylor-Bertrand-Wisdom

    or drop 1 of these and start Naismith? I am leaning towards the 4 defenders this week but not sure.

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    1. Think Tank
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Drop Taylor.

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  18. Park the bus
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Moses or Dyer in for JWP? Don't have Siggy...

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    1. The Mean Machine
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      If u can't afford siggy then Moses

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    2. aree036
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I'm about to pull the trigger on Moses, good fixtures, essentially set up both goals last week, seems nailed on but that's my only worry - as a loan player is he really nailed on?

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      1. aree036
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        He's not nailed on like Downing and Noble are for example

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      2. chrisjdgrady
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Looking good so far this season think he's nailed unless he starts playing poorly

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  19. alltheboys
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Naylor, Duff, Pieters, Moreno & Baines.

    Bench two.

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    1. Park the bus
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      First 2

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      1. alltheboys
        • 11 Years
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        Thanks for the advice!

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    2. Ole Gunnar Kush
      • 15 Years
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      Naylor & Moreno imo

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  20. amol
    • 11 Years
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    Best long term defenders?

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
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      Baines

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      1. chrisjdgrady
        • 12 Years
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        ya

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    2. Park the bus
      • 14 Years
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      Think after this GW Kos will be a great option

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      1. chrisjdgrady
        • 12 Years
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        and ya

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      2. FF Dirtbag
        • 14 Years
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        Chambers even better at 4.5

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    3. chrisjdgrady
      • 12 Years
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      and clyne and someone from burnley for value

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    4. Tony Yeboah
      • 12 Years
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      ivan.....i back him to outscore baines this season.....against the smaller teams he plays a very attacking role....is a beast in the box from set pieces...and chelsea should get way more cleanies than everton

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      1. chrisjdgrady
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Hmm I think Mou will tighten up as the season goes on and not let him attack so much or play Azpi there more. Not a Che fan so I don't really know though

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  21. Sess!
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Note to scouts for the team news page.....think vergini will start ahead if brown at CB on sat.

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  22. ralfb
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Play sterling or chadli? After sterlings 120 min midweek? Should i captain aguero or cota? Thanks for any tips

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    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      100% play sterling.
      Captain costa.

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      1. aree036
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        I think Aguero and Costa are even this week. Villa will play a 5 man midfield. Aguero is good away. You can't go wrong - but probably still costa on form. Yes to stirling

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

    Mark and Granville backing Bertrand over Clyne then.

    The stats do favour this, but Clyne seems to have that extra something when I watch him play.

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    1. Wouter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Such as a Ronaldo-esque strike from outside the box into the back of the net?

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

        Stats don't recognise that aspect of ability.

        That will go down as a "Shot from outside the box", and nothing more.

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        1. chrisjdgrady
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          yep

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    2. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah I've seen the stats and still in clyne camp. Bertrand has scored one goal his whole career. Clyne already had 2 in the first 7 games this season.

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  24. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Thinking ahead in case I have to get rid of Rooney soon, this team look good? Nice to have a plan in mind... 🙂

    Mannone Hamer
    Baines Clyne Duff Taylor Moore
    Sterling Cesc Ramsey Siggy ADM
    Costa Welbeck Ulloa

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    1. aree036
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      As long as you are happy that ADM is a consistent armband option. If not I would want to get Aguero in that team, otherwise your only certain captain is costa

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      1. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Hadn't thought about that actually. Might rethink...

        Thanks. 🙂

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  25. The Mean Machine
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Would you be cr*pping yourself if u had haz and fab but no costa ?
    That's the situation I'm in , can't bring myself to do a -8 hit to bring him in this week

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    1. chrisjdgrady
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      How did you let yourself go this long with that???

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      1. chrisjdgrady
        • 12 Years
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        not worth a -8 though

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        1. The Mean Machine
          • 12 Years
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          Had costa first couple of weeks , thought I'd be clever and double up with rooney and rvp for their juicy fixtures lol , then other priorities got in the way of a change back ie awful defence , will bring him in for a hit next week

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  26. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
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    Last chance saloon for Begovic, one clean sheet so far(away to City) and Stoke's fixtures have been pretty easy, only second best to United in difficulty in my opinion.

    Looking at Heaton as the prime replacement.

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    1. chrisjdgrady
      • 12 Years
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      yep. Heaton/4.0 if I WC =P

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  27. Candidate
    • 16 Years
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    Is it possible that Balotelli will fall again tonight?

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    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 12 Years
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      possible, yes. Unlikely though. He's at sub 85% on FISO.

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      1. Candidate
        • 16 Years
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        Cheers

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  28. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 12 Years
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    Done.

    Balotelli -> Agüero so you won't have to hear me whinging about the decision anymore.

    Off to Sweden tomorrow so i didn't wanna take any risks with forgetting the tranny

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  29. Obi Wan Elokobi
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Just seen what Rodgers has said about Sterling he really is taking the mick this year why did he rest him against Villa if he's a super fit boy. And his tactics this year have been pretty god damn awful.

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
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      Needs to drop Gerrard IMO.

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      1. Obi Wan Elokobi
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Needs to reconsider paying more for Lallana than Madrid did for Kross.

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        1. Obi Wan Elokobi
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Kroos*

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      2. chrisjdgrady
        • 12 Years
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        Not permanently but should be prepping Can more and more to take over that holding role

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    2. chrisjdgrady
      • 12 Years
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      He's always been strange in press conferences IMO, but his vague, odd BS got looked past cause Suarez kept them alive

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      1. Obi Wan Elokobi
        • 14 Years
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        Don't get me wrong I like the bloke but tactically he's an idiot. If we're losing he always brings on defenders is he serious when he does this?

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        1. chrisjdgrady
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          I like him too but he seems lost right now and could never really stand his interviews/ press conferences

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  30. Scotty B
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/f66u3bdjn11xx36/Screenshot_2014-09-25-22-36-39.png?dl=0

    1 FT done Pelle in. 1.3m in bank, anything worth a hit for above team?

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