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The ScoutCast – Episode 203 – Phoenix

4 November 2016 1453 comments
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We can’t quite call it a comeback but it’s progress.

Jonty’s radical solution to help solve his nosediving season was to throw off the shackles of his traditional dullard ways and start taking transfer hits.

It’s working, a 74-point Gameweek is enough to get him back and track and edging towards unlikely respectability. Like a Phoenix, dusting himself down and now pondering a rise from the ashes.

Personally, I’m not sure what’s more puzzling, Jonty’s struggles this season or Andy’s determination to cling to Zlatan Ibrahimovic like some muscular, ponytailed comfort blanket. At least Granville was wise enough to get rid after the Swede failed him yet again.

In this latest ScoutCast, we tackle Jonty’s reversal of fortune and Andy and Granville’s Zlatan woes, before embarking on another round of questions from you, the community.

The Gundoganwagon, Valencia replacements and looming doubts over the Arsenal teamsheet dominate the chatter.

This episode of the ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday night. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes.


If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link or the first player below, or take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

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

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  1. lasmons
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Heaton
    Holebas - Lovren - Smith
    Firmino - Couthino - Sanchez - Allen
    Benteke - Kun(C) - Ibra

    Robinson - Evans - Carrick (will probably play this week) - Amat

    a> Ibra -> Costa
    b> Benteke -> Austin
    c> Save the ft and have 2ft over international?

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    1. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Save for now.

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    2. Meinhoff
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      b

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    3. Kevtheotter
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A or B seem good.

      B

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    4. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A/B

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  2. Shirokov(c)
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Apologies, bottomed.

    Foster - Pickford
    Valencia(!) - Smith - Pieters - Holebas - Amat(!)
    Sanchez - Mane - Walcott(!) - Capoue - Snodgrass(!)
    Aguero - Costa - Benteke

    So obviously my team is in a bit of trouble. Only one free transfer.

    But first things first should be Valencia out, yes? Have 5.5m to spend on any defender. Thoughts?

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    1. Alnair
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Snodgrass is more important

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      1. Shirokov(c)
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Maybe, but I don't feel like there are any decent options atm without downgrading somewhere else in my team.

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        1. Alnair
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          You gonna play Capoue or go with a back 4 then? Think I'd rather have Allen/Gundogun/Redmond than either of those options...

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          1. Shirokov(c)
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Yes, but do you think it's worth a hit? I'd be surprised if Allen/Gundogan outscored Capoue by 4 points.

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            1. Alnair
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Thought you said you have "only one free transfer"?

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              1. Shirokov(c)
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Ah so you're saying hold onto Valencia and ship Snodgrass?

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                1. Shirokov(c)
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  In that case, I'd only be able to do Snodgrass to Allen.

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    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      As you suggested
      Valencia-->Fuchs and leave
      Consider Cresswell too btw

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      1. Shirokov(c)
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Don't fancy West Ham defence this week without Reid in the team. Fuchs it is.

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  3. The Hindu Monkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    So it's Friday morning. And I'm still mulling over Rashford to Austin for free.

    I really wanted to save that transfer.

    Thoughts?

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    1. Kevtheotter
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I did it 3 days ago...Felt good. I honestly think Rashford will be benched this weekend

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      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        This

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    2. Meinhoff
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Save for what? After the difficult Hull game?

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  4. karvs155
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Play Holebas (liv) or Pieters (wham)?

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    1. aaaaaa
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A, attacking threat

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    2. Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Same choice going petiers better chance of cs

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    3. IWR
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Struggling with it myself. Currently on Holebas for attacking threat

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  5. Kevtheotter
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Can someone explain 'The Chili bowl tournament' to me 🙂

    Cheers

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    1. aaaaaa
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Captains choose a team of 6. They bench 1 team always. And the 5 teams compete against other 5 teams. Combined total points wins. (In a nutshell)

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      1. Kevtheotter
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Oh ok. Nice. I would like to get involved if possible!

        Experienced
        Addicted 🙂
        High(ish) Rank

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    2. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/10/18/new-ffscout-community-team-tournament-the-fantasy-chili-bowl/

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  6. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    GTG?
    Question mark about whether to start Walker or Holebas.

    Heaton.
    Stones, Lovren, Walker.
    Sanchez, Coutinho, Lallana, Sterling.
    Lukaku, Deeney, Aguero (c).
    Pickford, Holebas, Whelen, Amat.

    0ft, 0.0m in bank.

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    1. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      GTG.
      I'd go for Holebas as he offers set pieces and attacking threat. Last time Spurs didn't concede vs Arsenal was in 2009...
      Deeney -> Austin could be tempting for a hit...

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  7. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Can anyone who watched the Sot'on match yesterday, tell me how Redmond played?
    Does he have any energy left for the WE or spent it all yesterday?

    I know I should have waited to do Wally>Redmond, but Wally's price fall accelerated things.

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  8. HellasLEAF
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Gundo in.

    Feel really good about it. City will continue to score goals in bunches imo.

    And should rise nicely over the break.

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    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      You missed 2 rises already 🙁
      But should be another i recon

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      1. Dre
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        3 rises, so that's it for this GW.

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        1. InSaneMan-e
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          3!
          I missed 1 then, Ha

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  9. Friday press conferences
    Arteta
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Today's press conferences

    Hughes, Moyes, Phelan, Pardew & Howe - 9:00
    Claudio Ranieri - 10:00
    Jurgen Klopp - 11:00
    Pulis, Puel, Poch - lunch time
    Conte, Guardiola - from 13:00

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    1. Dre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers as always Umlat

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    2. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers!

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    3. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Looking forward to the classic straight man / funny man double act of Pardew & Howe.

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      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        🙂

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    4. FootballManiac
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      United?

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  10. mdm
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Which one to play:

    A. Holebas (liv)
    B. Evans (lei)

    thanks

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    1. aaaaaa
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A, attacking threat

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      1. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        +1

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  11. FPL Mentor
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    RMT

    Heaton
    Stones Lovren PvA
    KDB Firmino Coutinho Redmond
    Augero(C) Austin Deeney

    (Pickford, Koscielny, Arnautovic*, Amat)

    Are we good to go?

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    1. IWR
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Surely Kosc over PVA?

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    2. Al Bundy
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Tottenham cant score. Kosc has to play

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  12. Still Unsure
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ah the ongoing Gundogun or Allen question...?!?

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      1. Kevtheotter
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Gundy

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      2. Al Bundy
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I have both. Lovely lads

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      3. Slippy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        allen. gundogan won't be able to keep up points consistently. better team but most likely considerably worse position. city's points will mainly be shared between aguero, kdb, and other really attacking players like nolito, sane, sterling, silva. As long as Allen plays number 10, he'll get points here and there

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        1. Still Unsure
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Not sure there's any evidence of your first statement.
            It basically comes down to involvement. One will be in a team that scores more but points are likely to be spread, the other more involved in less goals.
            My gut is saying Gundogun at the moment.

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        2. Numb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Allen but it's a close one

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        3. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Allen for me. Have the finger on the trigger

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      4. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Hughes on Shaqiri:
        "He hasn't trained all week because of a bit of damage to the hamstring. At this moment in time it appears that he will struggle to be available. There may be a slight opportunity, but he needs to train today and we need to see if he comes through that. If he does then he has a chance. It is a slight strain, which he has had before, and has been able to play with before. The difference this time is that he did it on the Saturday, whereas this time he did it on the Monday, so he has had a day or two less to recover."

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      5. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Hughes on Geoff Cameron:
        "Geoff's knee has improved, but as with these injuries, when you open up your knee joint, they heal quickly but that last five percent can drag on for a while. The liklihood is that he won't be involved and he won't travel to join up with his country next week neither."

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        1. JJO
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Anyone else from Stoke injuredor just my 2 players ? 🙂

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          1. Arteta
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Check another post below.

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            1. JJO
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Thanks Ozil but I was just kidding

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      6. Captain Vantastic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Valencia and Walcott to Lovren and Sterling for -4?

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        1. Slippy
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          nah, not sterling. when guardiola plays 3-5-2 sterling suffers. but valencia -> lovren looks good

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          1. Captain Vantastic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Zabaleta is back now so he should be back on the wing. What about Gundogan?

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            1. Numb
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              There are no wing positions with that formation.

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      7. boombaba
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        is kingsley still an option? team news has him as a starter...

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      8. aaaaaa
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Mané Captain?

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        1. Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          It's definitely an option but his inconsistencies are a worry.

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        2. Kevtheotter
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Nope. Kun

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        3. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah

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      9. Shirokov(c)
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Anyone looking at Cuco Martina at 4.3m? Looks like he's in for a run in the team while Pied is out.

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        1. boombaba
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Cedric back this week.

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          1. Shirokov(c)
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Oh balls, forgot about him.

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          2. Numb
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Is he?

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            1. boombaba
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              says this weekend

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          3. badgerboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Only just started light training after his foot injury.

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            1. boombaba
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              says he could be fit for the weekend,even if not would you risk a transfer for 1 week on a 4.3m defender...

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        2. Smurf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Isn't Cedric back soon?

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      10. Shirokov(c)
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Can't wait for Holebas, Smith and Costa to all get yellows this week. 🙂

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        1. Kryten
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Not before they get goals and lean sheets one hopes

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      11. Feed tha Sheep
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Would you start Holebas (lpool) or Williams (Chelsea)?

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        1. Kryten
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Hoebas

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        2. Reiko
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Holebas probably hoping for one of his set pieces to lead to a goal.

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      12. Kryten
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        How long till yellow cards are reset? Interested how many matches Costa has to get through

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        1. Henry Hill
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          December 31st

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          1. Kryten
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            That's a long suspension tight rope

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            1. Henry Hill
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Yes he is behaving himself lately but surely bound to pick one up before then, was sure he would get one vs United so he could be banned for League Cup.

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      13. Henry Hill
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        The top 3 sides' W/D/L record matches United's formation:

        https://embed.gyazo.com/731a94ba957e7e0ec9be7091e0a2e05a.png

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      14. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        What should i do with this team
        Cech (Jaku)
        Holebas Vert Pieters (Love Amat)
        Sanchez Walcott Firmino Allen (Rodwell)
        Kun Benteke Costa

        1FT and .9 itb

        thank you in advance

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      15. Yome
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone is back in full training after tearing elbow ligaments in August.
        Let's see if Pickford will keep his place and it could be the end of cheap GKs once Butland also returns.

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        1. Reiko
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Well it has to happen eventually. First Amat & Kingsley, now this.

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        2. A.T
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          By the sound of it Don Vito assumes he's straight back in.

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      16. The Left Duke #3
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Considering I'm starting Bellerin Sanchez Coutinho & Firmino, play 2 this GW only...I know the choices here are just ridiculous 🙁

        A) Vertonghen (away to Ars)
        B) Holebas (away to Pool)
        C) Capoue (away to Pool)

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        1. Kryten
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          B

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          1. The Left Duke #3
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            I take it u mean bench Holebas right?

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      17. cwalsh95
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Heaton
        Koscielny Holebas Lovren
        Coutinho Sanchez Sterling Shaqiri
        Aguero (c) Lukaku Defoe

        Bench: Pickford Amat Rodwell Kingsley

        ITB:.1

        Thoughts? any good replacements for Shaqiri? looking at Allen, Gundogan, Redmond

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      18. FootballManiac
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Does holebas takes all freekicks and corners for Watford?

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        1. Kryten
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Hogs the throw ins too

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        2. Reiko
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Think sometimes Capoue also takes corners. FKs most likely Holebas.

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      19. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Hughes on other injuries:
        "Jack Butland is still missing but is recovering. Glen Johnson is still out although he is progressing. He is a couple of weeks away, but is moving forward. Ibrahim Afellay is training with the physios with regards to joining the group in a couple of weeks. It will be great to see him back out there. Stephen Ireland is progressing well too. The next few weeks will be good for us as we will hopefully get a few of those back."

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      20. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers for all the help/advice on last page. I feel this is going to be a long decision!

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      21. Henry Hill
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks to Ozil & Wilshere Knowledge for advice on Oxlade Chamberlain last week, top guys for counsel on Arsenal.

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        1. Arteta
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          No problem mate, I always try to help if I can. I see you had an amazing GW, brilliant job! 🙂

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          1. Henry Hill
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks mate, great goal by you during week too 😉

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