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The ScoutCast – Episode 144 – Squeaky

27 November 2014 3664 comments
Mark Mark
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It’s “squeaky bum time” in the ScoutCast studio as Granville continues to chip away at my previously “unassailable” mini-league lead. My co-host stumbled through an injury-strewn Gameweek 12 with the honours, leaving me trailing and worrying that he’ll have clawed it all back by Christmas.

Pressing on, we flog the Hazard vs Fabregas debate once again and run the rule over a cast of budget strikers, desperately searching for the optimum way to spend the two transfers burning holes in our pockets.

We asses the week’s transfer bandwagons, look ahead to Gameweek 13 and take time out to tease Jonty on his Di Maria u-turn. We then combine “powers” to terrifying effect and prepare the ScoutCast XI for their Fantasy Football Scout Cup qualifying round, having flexed its muscles to the tune of a 59-point Gameweek 12. Intimidating stuff.

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

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  1. Big4FPL
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Please can I have some suggestions on who to bench? Would kind of like Bertrand playing but don't know who I'd bench:/ Yun could also be an option to... Many thanks in advance!!!

    Krul (Elliot if Krul is injured as rumoured)
    Baines Azpilicueta Chambers
    ADM Fabregas Tadic Siggy
    Costa (C) Aguero (VC) Austin

    Bench: Elliot Bertrand Yun Boyd

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  2. Cars and Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    First time I've gone into a Friday with no idea what my transfers will be.

    Hopefully we get some definitive news on the injury front!

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    1. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      So frustrating.

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  3. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    repost

    With so many injuries and doubts, potentially no GK, I could WC to this

    Elliot Foster
    Azpi Clyne Chambers Hutton Yun
    Sanchez Fabregas Siggy Downing Boyd
    Kun Costa Bony

    looks very tempting

    It'd mean selling Baines for Azpi though but it allows Bony instead of Austin

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    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      I like it. What about keeping Baines at expense of Clyne to give you Azpi, Baines and Austin? If it works price-wise

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      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        That could work but I don't feel like getting rid of Clyne, had him since GW1. Plus Bony over Austin is more appealing

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        1. Robben Mee Blind
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          I agree fwiw, especially with doubts over Baines. Azpi and Leighton just looks so good on a team sheet! Maybe in a couple of weeks time. WC looks GTG in that case

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    2. Joletouriste
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      I'm in the same boat... Krul Manone as keepers, Baines, Chadli, Sakho, Welbeck all injured. WC has cross my mind, but depending on the news today I may do one or two trade to quickly fix it and save the WC. What is your team? Do you still have your free transfer? how much in the bank?

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    3. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Good looking team. Do you think Chambers is a good WC pick?

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  4. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    No Sanchez and I'm bricking it.

    If Baines is out. The only way I can get him is by selling Di Maria at home to Hull...

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    1. Big4FPL
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Same dillema here! ADM or Costa would have to be sacrificed

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    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Not worth it

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    3. Shifty
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      cant have em all

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  5. Jebiga
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    If both arent fit: Baines and Sakho out for Naylor and Bony worth -4 ?

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  6. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    any news on Baines , Dowing ??

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    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      no.

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  7. Takedog1
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Just noticed its a dgw 🙂

    Who are the good dgw players to have ?

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    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      It's not a Dgw. Ivan is good for a Dgw.

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    2. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      it's not

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    3. Jebiga
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      when is DGW ? 😀

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    4. Aaron Ramessi - Straya
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      It isn't a DGW...the midweek matches are a separate GW

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      1. Takedog1
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Just saw this 🙁

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    5. Kerrazy
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      lol

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    6. Christina.
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      *fart

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    7. Takedog1
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      I'll get my coat

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  8. A.T
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Prediction time. Will Baines play?

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    1. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      No

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      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Ye of little faith 😀

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        1. Not Irish
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          What can I say? 😀

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    2. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      nope

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      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        spurs will score against them anyway even if he does start

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    3. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Can't see it

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    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      i have a feeling no

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    5. Cars and Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Yes...

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      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        doubt it mate.

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    6. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      No, with a dash of yes

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    7. Christina.
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Nope

      City in 8 days

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    8. A.T
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      I think he will.

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      1. Christina.
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        ..Either way , Im not worried.

        As long as we get a definite YES/NO for Marti McFly,

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        1. Christina.
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          *from

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          1. Not Irish
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 23 days ago

            What about my easy question below?

            I'm finding it difficult...

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        2. A.T
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          Will you get rid if he is out then?

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          1. Christina.
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 23 days ago

            Jip.

            For all we know Costa picks up a yellow and is suspended for the next GW, making it easy to bring Baines back.

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            1. Not Irish
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 23 days ago

              Were you trolling me about the Everton presser?

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            2. A.T
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 23 days ago

              Mmm not keen on chopping and changing on either if it's just one game. Wasting trannies IMO.

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  9. Not Irish
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    A) Kane & Yaya
    B) Bony & Eriksen

    ?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      B

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      1. Not Irish
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Cheers. Replies getting fewer and farther between.

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    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      B

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      1. Not Irish
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Cheers

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  10. Rinseboy
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Hows this looking for a wildcard team?

    Guzan
    Terry Naylor Chambers
    Hazard Fabs Sanchez Siggy Boyd
    Rooney (c) Aguero Austin (vc)

    Given Boyd Yun Wisdom?

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    1. Jebiga
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      elliot and saylor over given and wisdom

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      1. Rinseboy
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Does Elliott ever play?! Saylor might be a good shout

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        1. Jebiga
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          Krul is injured and doubt

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          1. Joletouriste
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 23 days ago

            Krul may be out one or 2 games, but it's not worth it to bring Elliott if you dont have Krul as first keeper... Now if the injury was serious that's another story...

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    2. Randy_Marsh
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Nice captain choice, good team

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    3. Zeeco
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Needs some Costa love

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  11. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Let's try to summarise injuries:

    Downing - trained, according WHU fans likely to play
    Duff - "touch and go" according to his manager
    Baines - injury not as bad as initially though, but this weekend might be too soon. Big question is if he will be risked midweek while they have city right after. Unusable super resilient player, no him starting will not be a surprise.
    Krul - injury in training - rumours of a few games out, but unconfirmed yet.
    Chadli - no one really knows.

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    1. jackx13
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Sakho - most probably out.

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      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Ah, forgot about him. Likely not to start indeed.

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  12. Randy_Marsh
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    For those of you who don't have Costa, who's your captain this GW?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Alexis

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      1. Rinseboy
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Rooney at present although his stats are making me have a rethink!

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        1. Chris_White
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          If I had Rooney, the armband would be on him.

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          1. Rinseboy
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 23 days ago

            Is that on the assumption he plays up top?!

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    2. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Rooney

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    3. Gunner HitIT
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Hazard

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  13. BMox81
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    So if Baines and Chadli aren't likely to make it, how does those two out for Yun and Di Maria sound?

    Would mean no Siggy though....

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    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Sounds good. Not too worried about Siggy tbh.

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  14. premierglaser
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Krul--Hamer
    Pieters--Clyne--Chambers--Duff--Taylor
    Sanchez--Tadic--Siggy--Wanyama--Sterling
    Aguero--Costa--Welbeck

    2 FT, .2 M leftover, trying to get haz. Thoughts?

    Maybe
    Welbeck+Tadic+Sterling+Pieters --> Austin+Haz+Azpi+Downing?

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    1. Gunner HitIT
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      -8 is too much to tingle around in one go.

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  15. Gunner HitIT
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Any news on Baines and Sakho?

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  16. Jebiga
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Alexis, Hazard or di Maria C this gw ?

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    1. Gunner HitIT
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Hazard

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  17. Nickofoz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Anyone have a four sided coin?

    Need to pick a captain from

    A) Costa
    B) Aguero
    C) Sanchez
    D) Hazard

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    1. Gunner HitIT
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Hazard

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    2. jackx13
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Doesn't Sanchez early kick-off bother you? Hazard over Costa, so choose between Aguero and Hazar, a normal coin should do the trick.

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      1. money face bandwagon
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        lol nice logic for not choosing sanchez due to early kick off

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      2. Nickofoz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Don't believe in the early kick off business after Aguero's 4 goal display against spurs 😛

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        1. jackx13
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          Yeah but Aguero is playing in a league of his own this season isn't he.

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          1. tokara
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 23 days ago

            In the game Arsenal vs Man C @ mid day, score ended 2-2
            and Sanchez scored

            🙂

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          2. Nickofoz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 23 days ago

            As is Sanchez?

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  18. King Huth
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    i have 3 southampton def ( forster clyne betrand...)

    is it wortth it to sub one and play wisdom to diversify... or just all in since i have so much value tied and hoping southampton can keep up form!!

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    1. jackx13
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      don't take any hits. just ditch one of those bert or clyne, to free up funds.

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    2. Gunner HitIT
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Keep forster, you would still get save points

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    3. King Huth
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      am planning to keep all three... but the question is to play all of them this wk against mancity or to bench 1 of bert/clyne and play wisdom... which is just as bad but might diversify..

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      1. Gunner HitIT
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        yes offcourse bench one of them.

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    4. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      wisdom will concede. saints will lose their next 2

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  19. noMoreInternationalBreaks
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    I have Moore clyne wisdom naylor
    Who's the best cheap option (

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  20. andres
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    A Baines, pelle => 5.5def, Roo (-4)
    B baines, pelle, forster => heaton, azpi, Roo (-8)
    C baines, pelle => azpi, bony (-4)

    Forster (McCarthy)
    Chambers Baines Naylor (Moore CLYNE)
    downing ADM Haz Alexis (Boyd)
    Aguero Austin PELLE
    1FT, 0.7

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    1. Redhulkster
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      A seems best bet
      If u could afford azpi it would have been awesome

      Now I think cresswell seems a good option

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  21. Buck
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Tyler Blackett and Paddy McNair... Decent fixtures but will they start?

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    1. Redhulkster
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      McNair yes

      Blackett no as smalling Evans are both back for the second and third slot

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    2. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      One of them may do

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  22. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Don't know if this has been postedd already.

    FantasyFootyPundits ‏@FFPundits

    Reports suggest Tim Krul could be out for up to a month due to an injury he picked up in training. #FPL

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    1. Gunner HitIT
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Lucky didnt him for begovic

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    2. Shifty
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      someone posted something earlier and it was a fake right?

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      1. Mr Pink
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tim-krul-could-miss-month-8187689

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        1. Shifty
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          😀 Krul/Elliot for the win?

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  23. Judas
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    A: Use second FT of this GW to do Clyne ---> Cresswell/Jenkinson
    B: Play Jagielka (tot away), Save a FT for next week

    Current defence:
    Fabianski, McCarthy
    Chambers, Naylor, Jags (Clyne, Duff)

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    1. Gunner HitIT
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Play Jags

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    2. Grumpy Camel
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      It's a good move IMO

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  24. Grumpy Camel
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Start Chambers (wba) or Hutton(bur)?

    Crazy to captain bony over Costa/aguero/Sanchez?

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    1. jackx13
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Not too crazy.

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  25. Not Irish
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Ah sod it. I'm going to bed.

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    1. Christina.
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      w̶e̶t̶ sweet dreams

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    2. A.T
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Not saying up for the presser?

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      1. Not Irish
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Perhaps if I knew it were happening now.

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        1. A.T
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          I'm joking. Go to bed. It'll probably be later anyway.

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    3. Mr. Grv
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Muppets dreams about puppets

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  26. Alan Hansen's Emu
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Best captain choice?

    Bony

    Or

    Hazard

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    1. Gunner HitIT
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Hazard

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    2. My name is an echo
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Bony, I believe Hazard doesn't perform as well away from home

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    3. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Bony

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  27. My name is an echo
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    If Baines isn't playing I reckon a double Chelsea defence could be a good move although there fixtures aren't straight forward

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    1. Gunner HitIT
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      too expensive to double up on their defense

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    2. Redhulkster
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Chelsea Swansea Chelsea (west ham QPR)

      That defence

      But the problem mourinhos rotation

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      1. My name is an echo
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        I already have Ivan so not too much of a stretch for me

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    3. Hasselbaink Forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      I'd rather have 2 Chelsea attackers

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  28. Mr. Grv
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    if it worth removing pelle for a hit ??

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    1. Gunner HitIT
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      His price is already dropping

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      1. Mr. Grv
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        time to take hit *hoya love hits

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  29. Feed tha Sheep
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    NEED HELP PLEASE have fallen from 1k to 10k in last two weeks!

    Best option for -4?
    A. Baines and Pelle > Rooney and 4.9 def
    B. Chester and Pelle > Yun and Bony
    C. Lloris and Pelle > Fabanski/Adrian and Bony
    D. Play wildcard and do Lloris Chester Baines bertrand Wanyama Pelle > Adrian Yun Azpi Williams 6.5 mid and Rooney.

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    1. Gunner HitIT
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      C.

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      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        C with Adrian or Fabanski?have Elliot as sun keeper and Krul is rumoured to be out for a month?

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  30. Candidate
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    All of Costa's yellow cards were picked up on away matches. Doesn't look good.

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    1. Gunner HitIT
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      It has got to come so sooner than later

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      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        fabregas and pelle also.

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