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Scout Notes on today’s FA Cup action will be heading your way tomorrow, for now, we thought we’d bring you word that, as we did in January last season, we’ll be introducing a half-season membership. The price of membership to Fantasy Football Scout will drop from £15 to £10 for the remainder of the season on Monday.

This half season offer will give access to the Members Area, Members Ticker and Members articles, right up until June 1 and arrives in time for those still pondering their January wildcard selections.

We’re currently working on updated Player Projections that will offer our view on the players for the remaining 18 gameweeks. We’re also producing some FAQ based tutorials that will help new and existing members get the most from the Members area and tools. We expect both to be published early next week to coincide with the half-season offer. Click here for details on the benefits available to Members.

Coverage on the Scout gets back to normal next week after the busy holiday programme, with our usual regulars making reappearance. We’re also unveiling a new guest writer who will be contributing members and non-members articles for the remainder of the season. With at least two new writers to be announced from the recent “Scouting for Writers” article, the next few weeks should see plenty of progress. More on that next week.

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

  1. LaLaLand
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    new post

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    1. Shakey
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      So pointless.

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      1. Syd.
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        they tend to grow out of it after a while

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  2. chilldoubt
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    and a good one

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  3. Corrigan
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    I think it's about time I stopped being tight and invest...

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    1. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Not very Corrigan though is it?

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      1. Corrigan
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        Bit out of character, but Dobby has left me and Jeremy is paying his rent.

        Means I have a bit more cash floating about.

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  4. TorresMagic™
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    Any major injuries today?

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    1. Corrigan
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      Doesn't seem so

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    2. Manamongst
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      faurlin... for QPR...in other words, no.

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      1. Henry Hill
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        Major for QPR, a midfield without him, Barton and Taarbat against Newcastle now.

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  5. Corrigan
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    Dynamo is insane

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    1. GREENDREAMS11
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      agreed

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      1. Corrigan
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        watching it on Watch GD?

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        1. GREENDREAMS11
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          i seen him at my mates on new years day for the 1st time. very impressed

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    2. Manamongst
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      ???

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  6. Henry Hill
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    Great Goal for Macclesfield today

    http://deadspin.com/5873972/

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    1. hillbillypete
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      see Oldhams last night?

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  7. Jukesy
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    I may just do this..

    For 1 week only, which midfielder would you want for £7.1m or under?

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    1. Oliver Reed
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      maybe cabaye, home to qpr..

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      1. Jukesy
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        He's in my thoughts, also considering Ramires and Milner.

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    2. GREENDREAMS11
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      walters mainly for stokes home games...

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      1. udit
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        Er... 1 week only 😛

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        1. GREENDREAMS11
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          lol d'oh

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    3. udit
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      I have to do this myself, was thinking either Cabaye or Barfa

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    4. GREENDREAMS11
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      sorry mate. missed the 1 week only bit

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  8. matiakez
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    Looks like royston wll feature on Wenesday...damn!

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  9. FPL Daniel
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    Well my country is not eligible for PayPal. Any alternatives?

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    1. Back to Back Ballacks
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      send a postal order

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    2. Funkyav
      • 16 Years
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      just send me the money!

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      1. FPL Daniel
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        No problemo Funky

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    3. Fitzy.
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      Daniel, pretty sure you don't need a Paypal account to send money, only to receive it? You can just pay into a known Paypal account via credit card or bank transfer.

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  10. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
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    How does this look guys?

    Vorm - Moreira

    McAuley - Shawcross - BAE - Kelly - Caulker

    Gerrard - Silva - Bale - Dempsey - Moses

    Morison - Van Persie - Aguero

    I have sacrificed a little on my Defence - but I'm sure the potential lack of points here will be offset by the returns from my front 7

    Likey or no likey?

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    1. Corrigan
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      Gerrard will not make up for the lack of CSs

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      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
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        Surely he'll be on Pens, FK and Corners now.

        Point taken tho. Cheers

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        1. Corrigan
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          Don't waste your WC. Get your defence sorted for the long haul and keep those precious frees for flair transfers, injuries and suspensions.

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  11. matiakez
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    Loving these articles but they aen't half tempting me to WC!

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    1. udit
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      are they supposed to?

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      1. matiakez
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        Sorry the WC watchlist articles

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    2. McDog
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      How is this article tempting you to wildcard?

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      1. matiakez
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        oops on the wrong article!!

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  12. applebonkers
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    at least 2 new writers 😯 'arry would be proud of that transfer window action

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    1. Syd.
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      arry would probably know nuffin bout it..

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    2. MJ6987
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      Mark Lawrenson rumoured to be one of them

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  13. Oliver Reed
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    think ive setlled on a front 8 wc team of..

    sess, silva, walters, bale, dempsey
    ade, aguero, rvp

    im budgeting on defence and coming up slightly short so may ditch walters for a while. ade will have to go gw24 and will free up cash for a decent mid..

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    1. udit
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      who would you bench?

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      1. Oliver Reed
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        depends on which week but walters has a few tough games coming up...

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    2. Pratik
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      Decent front 8. No major shortcoming that i can forsee.

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    3. Pratik
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      Decent front 8. No major shortcoming that i can foresee.

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    4. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Ade not eligible GW23 - vs. Man City

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      1. Oliver Reed
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        really, cheers

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      2. Oliver Reed
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        thats gw22, i would like to get rid of ade but he has wigan after city...

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  14. tristanabc
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    When do you think theyll add Thierry Henry to ffm, and how much do you think he'll cost?

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    1. Declan-
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      id say he'll be around 9million

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      1. The Milkman
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        He's also admitted he'll probably spend a lot of time on the bench.

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  15. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    ok think my wc team is FINALLY done

    Stockdale/Schwarzer Sorensen

    Brown Richards Senderos McAuley Raylor

    Sess, Bale, Nani, Dempsey, Moses

    RvP, Aguero, Sturridge

    leaves me 0.6 which should cover Stockdale - Schwarzer and Dempsey's price rises. Just have to hope Ba falls 0.3 in time.

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Moses to Ben Arfa? Means you could bench Sess this coming week.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        not wildcarding this week, and I need the .6 spare, so Sess isn't even in my team yet.

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        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          Ah, ok. Will probably all change next week, then. 😉

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  16. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    So midfield is bale silva dempsy sess with 5th one nani or Walters or Moses or cabaya depends on taste and budget
    Strikers are aguero sturridge rvp with some yak/ ade/ Morison here and there.
    Only place with some creativity is in defense

    So bring that 8 places are being filled up by less than 15 players by the majority of this site.
    Why yak and not Fletcher?
    Why dempsy and not mata?
    Why not a punt on vdv or Stevie g?
    Where is larsson gone?
    Did rooni forgot to play football?
    What about Milner now that yaya is gone?
    Is Bellamy not an interesting option now that Suarez is out?
    Why Moses and not jordi Gomez from the same team and almost same price and a better player and on penalties?
    Is Henry not going to score at least 4 goals in his two months loan?

    Of course I get it, we all play the odds - but to not have at least one or two outside the box players, is to make this game a bit boring.

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    1. Corrigan
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      Watson currently on pens

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      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        True he is just back good point.

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    2. isacki: full casual
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      +1
      No fear, those who gamble and profit will make huge gains if no one else follows..

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    3. FPL Daniel
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      Not enough questions mate. Try 5 more at least

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      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        Is ameobi such a bad bet with ba out?
        Why not helguson instead of yak with such good features?
        Can Torres finally find his mojo?
        Is Danny Murphy not giving better points per pound than dempsy plus penalties?
        Can nzogbia get back to even half of his last year form and shock the fpl world?

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        1. udit
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          Yes
          QPR are pretty bad
          No
          Maybe
          Don't think so

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    4. udit
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      Both are good
      Mata is more expensive, less explosive
      VDV seems fine, but it's better to be 1 game late than 5 games early
      injured
      no, he's playing okay, his game vs newcastle wasn't his greatest
      Better options, ala silva, aguero
      Sure
      You could do that
      may, may not can't say without even seeing him play.

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      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        🙂

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  17. isacki: full casual
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    Three City Striker strategy in action:

    Mignolet Sorenson
    Vermaelen Jones Enrique Naylor Kelly
    Bale Mata Nani Valencia Pilkington
    Aguero Balotelli Dzeko

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    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Eggs in one basket...

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      1. isacki: full casual
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        It'll be a pretty awesome basket every time you get a regular City thrashing...

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    2. Corrigan
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      If it wasn't for RVP it could somehow work

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    3. 4vets
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      Yeah, right...

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    4. Syd.
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      best forward line ive seen all season

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    5. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      I'd have two city strikers at most and one of their defenders to replace Jones.

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    6. bmic
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      Niceeee! Welcome to my life!

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      1. isacki: full casual
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        Haha, it's reaching "almost a credible option" status in my head.

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        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          Like it 🙂 Thing is, City have one of the best defences in the league so you'd be missing out on those points.

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          1. isacki: full casual
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            Yeah that's on my mind... just thinking at least one of the other 19 defences must be worth investing in.

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            1. GordonGekko
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              What about the other 19 strikers, are THEY not worth investing in instead? :p

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  18. Syd.
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    Sherlock is on BBC3 at 7pm....

    It's worth a watch...

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    1. Corrigan
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      best program on tv

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  19. heartsattack
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    Evening all

    Happy new year (again), GD.

    Narrowed my Ba replacement down to three Crouch, Yak, Zamora. Can't go any more than 7.0. Any other suggestions, folks?

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    1. Mull
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      I'd go for Yakubu. Nice fixtures and is on penalties.

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    2. Hiphopopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Morrison

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      1. Hiphopopotamus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        But id go Yak. In fact, i have.

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    3. Menly
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      Crouch is actually quite an intriguing idea

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      1. heartsattack
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        Intriguing? Good word. I'm using that one a bit more. Everybody likes a bit of intrigue,

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      2. Manani
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        +10000000000

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  20. Kanus hat trick
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    What is anyone's best guess as to when Given will drop? Showing as -84 atm, i want to get rid before he drops again

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    1. Declan-
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      if you've had him this long you might aswell hold on. Mcleish said he could be back next week

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      1. Kanus hat trick
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        Villa don't get many CS's though, and he doesn't make many saves. I'm going to get Krul

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  21. hillbillypete
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    Anyone goin for Ben Arfa instead of Cabaye/other???

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    1. udit
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      Me!

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    2. heartsattack
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      Me I think. Bit risky but gonna be wild with my wildcard. What's the worst that can happen?

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      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        Likewise.

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        1. IANALLAN75
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          No, i'm going for cabaye. swapped for guittarez (cant be bothered seeing if thats spelt properly or not. in fact i have probably spent more time and energy writing this bit in brackets than if i had actually checked)

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  22. IceMan DB
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    Richards + Senderos

    OR

    Kompany + Kelly

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    1. Hiphopopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Kompany + Senderos

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      1. udit
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        🙄

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    2. udit
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      Richards + senderos

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      1. IceMan DB
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        Ya I think its better too. Cheers buddy!

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    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      What's wrong with Richards + Kelly?

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  23. onionbarje
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    Any news on Cleverley

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    1. udit
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      I think he's still a month or so from returning.

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  24. Carroll to the rescue
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    Thoughts on m WC team please:

    Sorenson/Vorm
    McAuley Kompany Caulker Shotton Simspson
    Bale Valencia Dempsey Silva Walters
    Aguero RVP Yak

    0.0left in bank with that....thoughts please??

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  25. Bobadoba
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    On wild card:

    Walters or Sess out for Valencia?

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Walters, if you can bench Sess at Chelsea?

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  26. hillbillypete
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    any Everton fans comment on Drenthes performance today???

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  27. Silva is Gold.
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    WC Team:

    Howard - Ruddy
    Jose Enrique - Shotton - Naylor - Raylor - BAE
    Silva - Nani - Sess - Bale - Ferg
    RVP - Roon - Best

    What would we change?

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      both keepers Ferg and Best

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    2. Dago
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      Roon Best Ferguson Howard and probably BAE as Tottenhans fixtures stiffen up soon.

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  28. Kanus hat trick
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    Ok...just looked at Villa's fixtures and they look decent. Should i go ahead and get Krul for Given or stick, my other GK is Ruddy

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  29. isacki: full casual
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    Would be interesting if player prices weren't decided by FPL at the start of the season but persisted between seasons with price changes continuing to happen outside the season. Of course, that would be the final takeover of our lives...

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  30. PFOR
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    Let's say Hulk signs;

    1) Predict his price
    2) Will you get him?

    10.5 and yes for me.

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    1. udit
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      10.5 and I'll wait for him to settle before getting him in.

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    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      9.5 and Yes (if he is 9.5 or below)

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    3. heartsattack
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      11 and probably not. Not straight away anyway.

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    4. isacki: full casual
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      10, yes

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