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12 January 2012 2693 comments
Granville Granville
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The first Scoutcast of 2012 is here. There’s no dressing this up, the Episode title tells you exactly what to expect. With consecutive gameweek scores hovering around the two millionth rank mark and “ghost ship” squads passing me by, who can really blame me?

A string of unfortunate transfers and an errant injury to an Arsenal centre-back threatens to bring my season falling around my ears. Mark spends much of the podcast attempting to reassure me – convinced I’m at the point of no return, whilst simultaneously adding a few sly digs on the 71 points that’s opened up between us. I wouldn’t have expected anything less.

The season and the show must go on. In between gripes, we eventually throw in the usual array of regulars and, by the end, there’s even a sense of hope. Happy New Year? It couldn’t get any worse.

Feel my pain here.

Alternatively, stream away on the handy player below…

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  1. Granville
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    NEW POST.

    BTW it's not funny.

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    1. Fancy Feet
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      2 mins in and it is already funny lol

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    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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      Granville I reckon you should let mark's young sprog pick your team when it arrives. Can't do any worse...:)

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  2. Fancy Feet
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    Scoutcast is out

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  3. gregster
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    cool

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  4. sando
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    Vorm - Ruddy

    Richards - BAE - JEvans - Shotton - Simpson

    Bale - Nani _ Silva Walters - McClean

    RVP - Aguero - Yak

    or

    Vorm - Moreira

    Richards - JEvans - Shotton - Simpson - De Laet

    Bale - Nani - Silva - Dempsey - McClean

    RVP - Aguero - Yak

    Thinking Yak to Fletcher and upgrading De Laet to Kelly

    Any Opinions or suggestions????

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    1. Real Champion
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      Keep Yakubu.

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    2. Saint Tim
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      So basically Ruddy, BAE, Walters vs Moreira, De Laet, Dempsey. Def the top version

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  5. GuusMourEss
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    Finally!! Granville we know you'll whine & grind your teeth but we don't care :p

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  6. SwindonSteve
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    I thought I had a bad couple of game weeks - Granny you make me feel a bit better, thanks

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  7. Real Champion
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    Thoughts on W/C Team?

    Vorm/Foster
    A.Cole/Simpson/Warnock/O'Shea/Senderos
    Bale/Mata/Valencia/Dempsey/Cabaye
    Van Persie/Sturridge/Yakubu

    Any advice is greatly appreciated.
    Cheers

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    1. Declan
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      Ditch Cashley.

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      1. Real Champion
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        I've had lots of people saying this but then who would you have?

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        1. Declan
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          Richards, Lescott, Skrtel, Enrique, BAE

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          1. Real Champion
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            Thanks.

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    2. RevsFC
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      Don't like Valenccia, Warnock or A. Cole.

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      1. Real Champion
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        Who would you have them?

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        1. Real Champion
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          Then.

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        2. RevsFC
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          I would drop A. Cole for Richards or Skrtel. Valencia is way too expensive for a midfielder out of position at fullback, I don't care if he is playing Bolton. Too much rotation in long term, too many attacking options in Man U to get points. Not worth it. On second look, Warnock isn't a bad shot.

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          1. GREENDREAMS11
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            unlikely valencia will be at full back this week Revs. Back to mid and looking very eager to impress. he's a good shout just now.

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          2. Real Champion
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            How about Nani?

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            1. GREENDREAMS11
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              last 5 games valencia has scored more, if you take 6 games incl nanis 18 point week he's still outdone him and given val had a short stint in defence it makes the point that currently, at 2.5 million cheaper Valencia is the much better option.

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      2. Scroobius Mac
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        Why don't you like Valenica?

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    3. DV8R
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      Ditch Foster, Cole, Warnock and O'Shea.

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      1. Real Champion
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        Who would you have coming in then?

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    4. Scroobius Mac
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      Good team. Cashley > Cahill/Smalling/BAE, Warnock > Clark, O'Shea > Brown would free up enough dosh to upgrade one of your strikers to Aguero perhaps?

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      1. Real Champion
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        Thanks for the help but I think I'm gonna keep my front 3 for now.

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  8. Bambi
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    rate my WC team please

    -Vorm - Ruddy

    Ricahrds- BAE- Skrtel
    Gerrard (C) - silva - bale(V) - sessegnon
    Sturridge van persie - aguero

    bench: shotton, de laet, ferguson

    Should i sub out silva for nani/valencia/dempsey? i got him cheap around 9.8? what do you thinK?

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    1. Real Champion
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      Sub out Silva for Valencia and upgrade De Laet.
      Any thoughts on my team (one above yours)

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      1. Bambi
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        take out a.cole and warnock, replace with liverpool defender (preferably skrtel or enrique) and improve cabaye to sessengnon

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    2. Saint Tim
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      Very nice...not much of a bench but you clearly won't need them, so long as you stay injury free

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  9. Jonah Takalua
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    it's only fantasy football granville! ultimately an exercise in banging your head against a brick wall whilst the actual players pick up 200k a week and couldnt care less about whether they got bonus points or if they played over 60minutes... give mark his moment in the sun, and remember, the cream always rises.

    i believe in you

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  10. Declan
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    Granville, I feel your pain, Jags and Ade in, Ba out. 41pts 🙁

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  11. RevsFC
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    Why did everyone go apeshit when I said RVP might be worth benching? He couldn't score against Wolves...at home! or against Fulham. Sure he has scored 4 goals and 3 assists since Dec 1, but I don't like his odds against Swansea. 0.4 home GA average, best in the league. Just watch....

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    1. Le Bluff
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      You must have a mint squad if you're cool to bench RVP..

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      1. RevsFC
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        It's a pretty solid team i must say, witch 4.8 to spare!

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        1. RevsFC
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          On any given day I would bench Walters before RVP any day. But with week idk...

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        2. Mílanista
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          What is your team then? Link doesn't work.

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          1. RevsFC
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            Krul/Vorm
            Richards/BAE/N. Taylor/Simpson/Skrtel
            Dempsey/Cabaye/Walters/Sessegnon/Bale
            Yak/Bellamy/RVP

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    2. Mílanista
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      The last guy I remember posting on here about benching RVP missed a hat trick and an assist.

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      1. RevsFC
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        Well that's different. RVP had only scored against weak teams before that and Chelsea had only allowed more than one goal once before that. That's not a bad guess. There's a lot out there to prove me wrong but it doesn't look good for RVP alone. Gervinho really makes him look good and they have to rely on Arshavin, Walcott or Henry subbing in cuz he can't play a full game. If that wasn't enough for him to carry. They have five or six fit defensive players.

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        1. Mílanista
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          I'm not expecting mega points from him this week but I don't think you should bench a 13m striker who is the top scoring player in the game. What mids/strikers are you playing instead?

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          1. Mílanista
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            Seen your reply above. Are you really playing Cabaye, Sess (at Stamford Bridge) and Walters (at Anfield) over RVP?

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            1. RevsFC
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              I think you are giving too much credit to Chelsea defense, but about Walters yea i agree it doesn't look good either so its really a tossup. The only reason i like walters over RVP is a lot of RVP's support is gone. Gervinho out, arshavin and walcott aren't doing well, Henry isn't full game fit, a lot of the defense is out.

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              1. Mílanista
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                Walters has scored more than 3 points away from home just twice this season and Anfield is not the ideal place to improve that record. RVP holds the premier league record for goals in consecutive away games.

                Of course it's your team, your call.

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  12. Damo.
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    Bath full, smellies in, cup of tea made, podcsat downloaded. Ahhhhh....

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    1. sy
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      I thought I was the only one that did this lol

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    2. Jonah Takalua
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      you missed penis detached

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      1. Damo.
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        That happened when my daughter was born 2yrs ago, best of luck Mark :-). Anyway f**k off, the waters getting cold 🙂

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    3. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      All you need is a Flake and you're set, darling 😉

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  13. tangtastic
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    Stoke's form is the 2nd best in the league over the last 8 games, following Spurs.

    5 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss.

    Thought it was worth mentioning.

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  14. SC not pearls before swine
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    What do we think about Dorrans as a 1 week punt? Any other West Brom midfielder a better prospect this week?

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    1. DV8R
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      Morrison

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  15. applebonkers
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    mark's news puts fantasy football in perspective, some other things in life are as important 😉

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    1. Granville
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      'Some people believe fantasy football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.'

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    2. Mark
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      That got a big laugh here at home....she nearly had it there and then.

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  16. Saint Tim
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    Please RMWCT:

    Kenny, Given
    Richards, BAE, Senderos, Simpson, Shotton
    Silva, Bale, Sess, Walters, Cabaye
    RVP, Aguero, Ade

    Haven't seen anyone else tout Kenny & Given but it gives you EVE, WIG, QPR, WOL, bla, FUL, EVE, FUL, BOL....not too shabby in my mind. Thanks!

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  17. bobby_pires
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    Any thoughts on below? Thinking of rotating Morison with Sess, and gonna give the Aguero > Rooney Rooney a shot.

    Sorensen - Stockdale

    Shotton - Senderos - Simpson - Enrique - Richards

    Bale - Mata - Gerrard - Dempsey - Sessegnon

    Morison - RVP - Rooney

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    1. Saint Tim
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      Schwarzer's coming straight back in, isn't he? Apart from that, looks good

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      1. bobby_pires
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        Im hoping to make 0.2m by Saturday morning to leave 0.3m in bank to upgrade to schwarzer when neccesary.

        Planning on using the weekly FT to switch between Rooney & Aguero depending on fixtures.

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  18. DV8R
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    Anyone considering Joey Barton next week against Wigan?

    I might put in Ben Arfa for a one week punt and then use a free transfer to get in Barton

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    1. CRUSHER
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      It's a Danish commercial aimed at young people telling them to pay attention in traffic.

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      1. IAmTheWalrus
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        ah yea that makes sense!

        cheers crusher

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    2. Mílanista
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      I guess it's aim is to warn kids about playing in the road.

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    3. applebonkers
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      my money is on bendtner driving and some mirror pouting being to blame

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      1. jamsiep
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        That would be sensational.

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  19. Fernando Torres
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    A) Silva + Enrique + Bogdan + Senderos
    B) Silva + Enrique + Kelly + Sorensen
    C) Gerrard + Shotton + Senderos + Sorensen

    What do you guys think?

    Is Gerrard > Dempsey

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    1. Saint Tim
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      C

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  20. OneTwo
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    A) Nani and Yak
    B) Valencia and Sturridge

    Only other Utd is jones

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    1. Fernando Torres
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      Valencia + Yak

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    2. Saint Tim
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      B

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      1. Real Champion
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        +1

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  21. Ginkapo FPL
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    Scout Picks

    Gwk——–Scout Score—-109%ofScoutScore——-Average Score——Highestscore
    17—————72——————–78.6———————–53———————111
    18—————38——————–41.5———————–42———————102
    19—————22——————–24.0———————–30———————84
    20—————43——————-46.9———————--54———————-142

    *109% is equivalent of an average captain.

    In fairness to the scouts, weeks 18 and 19 were crazy and BAE went Dench and ruined this week, but still 43 this week?

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    1. Mark
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      Lol hold on...do we get auto subs like other scores? How about captains?

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        Nope, but you get a wildcard every week 😛

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      2. jamsiep
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        That's what the 109% of Scout Score is all about, it assumes that your captain score is the same as the mean average score of your players that week.

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      3. Ginkapo FPL
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        You got all 3 autosubs in week 18. I do like for like.

        It is possible that I may switch to using the top of the captain pole as your captain, instead of the 109%. You could always start selecting one....

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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          Good idea.

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
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            Wasnt it yours?

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            1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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              😉

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    2. isacki: full casual
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      Nice stuff Ginkapo!

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    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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      For those like me who were unaware that Dench meant 24 points...
      http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dench

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        *Anything you want it to be, In any context you like.

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  22. Limbo
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    Great stuff chaps. You've ousted my french with Michel Thomas tomorrow am.

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  23. Real Champion
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    Van Persie, Bale, Valencia or Sturridge for captain?

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    1. Declan
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      RVP

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    2. Saint Tim
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      The Flying Welshman for me

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      1. jguti14
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        really??? big balls!

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  24. Gigging Order
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    I always think Granville should have Mark's voice and vice versa

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  25. jguti14
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    do people reckon that sturridge will start

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    1. Saint Tim
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      yep

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    2. Jimmers
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      Drogba gone to ACON, no Anelka so why not

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    3. applebonkers
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      with malouda out i think they don't have much choice. ramires on the right is an option but can't see sturridge missing out unless he was really behind on his fitness. meireles or lampard to drop out seems more likely

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  26. applebonkers
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    "in hindsight it's bad choices."

    definitely an urban miff

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  27. tosey
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    for anyone looking at odemwingie or long, rumour down here is that nicky maynard is close to securing a move there, unsure how thatll impact upon them but worth mentioning

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    1. DV8R
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      Don't think it would threaten Odemwingie...

      I'm just saying that because I have him lol

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  28. Over Midwicket
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    Can someone explain to me by Barfa is so popular? Best and Shola are ahead of him! He'll get 20 minutes max per game, until Ba gets back. Then he'll get 0. I have in my team, but now I think I've made a big mistake. His stats aren't anything to write home about either.

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    1. applebonkers
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      ba leaving and that outrageous solo goal was always going to set some pulses racing. also with obertan getting a bit of a roasting from some of his own fans (crazy) an extra position may have opened up for ben arfa to increase his starting prospects.
      personally i'm avoiding but given his price i can understand why some are tempted

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      1. Over Midwicket
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        I'm seriously having second thoughts about him now. At least if he doesn't play he can get subbed off for McClean. 🙂

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        1. ChickenDevil
          • 16 Years
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          Ben Arfa has all the ability in the world, but so frustrating. He needs to become more of a team player, if he does that instead of trying to beat the extra man he'll be some player.

          He maybe worth a punt, and I feel he may get some starts but his gametime will be shared with obertan or best/shola.

          He looked far better in a wide position against Blackburn.

          Obertan is tosh, but don't agree with cheering when your own player is subbed, it boils my pish.

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  29. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
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    Is Evans likely to start this weekend?

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    1. Le Bluff
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      Wish I knew. I've 6.5 to spend on a one-week-punt defender and would love a Utd defender, but the 2 most nailed on in Evra and Jones are both out of my price range!

      Smalling, Evans, Ferdinand, Rafael.. who knows.

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    2. Jimmers
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      if Rio is out - yes

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