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The ScoutCast – Episode Seventy Eight – United

16 August 2012 4984 comments
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Back for a new season, with “sailing fan” Granville now woken from his Olympic dream, we return for another podcast after a three-month hiatus.

While some of the regulars are shelved this week, we talk over the Sky Sports Game, welcome new Fantasy Football double act “Fenners & Merse” and start the clear up after Robin Van Persie kicked over the applecart.

The episode is underpinned by a new concept – the idea that Granville and I can join forces and actually be effective. The premise is we pick a ScoutCast XI and cross our beams to co-manage it over the season, arguing the toss in every ScoutCast episode on transfers and substitutions. The aim is harmony and a united success. It seems unlikely to end that way.

Oh, and there are actually two of my “jokes” that Granville misses in this episode – see if you can make out the second. I swear he was dreaming of gold medals in the sailing.

Listen in on the squad selection via this link.

Alternatively, stream it down your pipe using the player below…

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

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  1. Jitzu-Phots
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I know everyone is asking the same question, but please if anyone could offer any tips on this.

    Juss, Feder

    Ivanavic, Hange, Zaba, Williams, Tierney

    Ramires, noble, bale, cazorla, allen,

    torres, aguero, pogreb

    2m in bank

    Thanks V much :O)

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    1. 808Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      to me cazorla is a little too much for the money. I know its only a slight difference in price but I would rather have proven attacking points such as bale in there. then you can take that extra and hopefully upgrade pog. Otherwise I like it!

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  2. Baby Face Nelson
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    lost at bottom of page

    ..

    I have it on good authority (not) that this is QPRs first 11

    Green; Onuoha Ferdinand Nelsen Fabio; Taarabt Faurlín Mbia Park Hoilett; Cisse

    Nelson @ 4.0 is looking tasty

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

      Faurlin not fit enough to start, Hill might start ahead of Nelsen

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I think Diakité ahead of Faurlin as Ale is just working his way back from injury.

      Very excited if the news is true that we are getting Stephane M'Bia on a 1 year loan deal.

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

        Definitely true nomar, its breaking news on Sky Sports. Might play him centre back? We badly needed one

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  3. @ImpressiveTackl
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Here goes...

    DDG Fed
    Cole Zabaleta Rangel Clyne Demel
    Bale Mata Ramires Miyachi Noble
    Aguero Tevez Petric

    1.5m left over.... RVP

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Very nice. No Swansea cover?

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      1. 808Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        I have faith in Vorm defensively and thats it. especially with siggy and caulker gone and a new coach I doubt they are going to fair as well as they did under Rodgers. If anything Vorm is gonna get a ton of saves this season

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      2. @ImpressiveTackl
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Rangel 😉

        I am still mulling over Ramires or Michu.

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        1. 808Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          why not start with Ramires for double game week then change to michu for good schedule?

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          1. @ImpressiveTackl
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            I would love to do that but I am hit averse and I might not get a chance to do that in the first few weeks. We shall see.

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Very nice, no faith in Swansea? Miyachi will not start though, at least from the beginning of the season...

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      1. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Swansea offensively*

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        1. @ImpressiveTackl
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          I don't know if Laudrup will get them playing the same way. As above, still possibly going to go Michu over Ramires.

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          1. @ImpressiveTackl
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            P.S. I will probably pussy out and go Maloney ahead of Miyachi but I would love to punt on the RYO speedwagon.

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    3. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      i have 7 of those

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Cool. There are some standard picks in there but I feel it has my personal spin.

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    4. Tommytour
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Your defense is more expensive than mine!

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Yep, your point is?

        We both may be investing too much there. 😉

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    5. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Mata (c) I presume. Nice to see a team without Torres.

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Thank you. I don't know about Mata. It will probably be Aguero.

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    6. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Impressive Tackle

      Looks a lot like my team, I think you've done well. Not overly keen on Ramires but that's just personal taste.

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  4. comeonspurs
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Rmt
    Federici
    Cole kompany hangeland
    Bale lampard(c) pienaar noble
    Rooney aguero pogrebyak

    Jaask dyer tierney clyne

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  5. Timmy Cahill Rules
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    whick of these 4 do you think will get the most fpl points this season

    Nani
    Valencia
    Cazoria
    Walcott

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    1. ItsGotToBeMyYear
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      cazoria

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    2. 808Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      have to say its really hard to predict. Who knows how united is going to run their mid line. Cozorla will get a lot of points I think and Walcott really depends on if he end up leaving the emirates. He will get a ton more points at a different club IMO

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  6. Crouch Potato!
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Stephane Mbia to join QPR on one year loan. Barton to head to Marsille for the same period.

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

      Do you know anything about Mbia?

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      1. Crouch Potato!
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Not yet, was watched by a lot of big clubs, plays in midfield, will do some research.

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

          According to his wiki he has a huge penis

          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%C3%A9phane_Mbia

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        2. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          If true this is two bits of excellent news.

          Espcially M'Bia. That would be our CB problem sorted right out.

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  7. Bio Hazard
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    rate my super strong mid section team

    DDG (Cerny)

    Fabio Hangeland Cashley (Tierney Clyne)

    Nasri Mata(c) Kagawa Corzola (McClean)

    Torres Tevez Pogre

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  8. Dr. Rog
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Any glaring injury or selection problems with this team?

    DDG Cerny
    Terry Zab Kaboul Mccartney Cuellar
    Lamps Bale Cazorla Dyer Noble
    Tevez Torres Graham

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  9. Ninjaa
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on my latest draft please guys, thanks

    Jussi frederici
    Cole zabaleta cuellar clyne fabio
    Lampard bale valencia nzogbia britton
    Torres tevez graham

    2m in bank for upgrading gw 2/3

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  10. Gnubuntu
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Does anybody know how long Lamps and Hazard played yesterday?

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    1. Baby Face Nelson
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      lamps about 70mins

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  11. SSFC
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Who takes penaltys in city?

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    1. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Stoke? that would be jon walters...

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    2. SSFC
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Man city 🙂

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  12. Albert Cole
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I currently have Demel, Gorkss and Stevens in my team. All 4.0 defenders. All nailed on?

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    1. 808Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I believe so but I would take Clyne or fox over those guys

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  13. Tommytour
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    GW2 Rooney or RVP?

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      RVP

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      1. 808Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        The competetor in my wants to tell you RVP as he will most likely only see a few minutes if any. The nice guy in me says go with Rooney he will for sure play and for sure get points.

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  14. Benko123
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Hey Guys 2 options
    A) Bale and Mclean
    OR
    B) Noble and Cazorla
    ??

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  15. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    anyone spend less than 41m in mf or is it just me? 😯

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    1. jimski
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      33m !

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      1. jimski
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        My breakdown is:
        11m
        27m
        33m
        27.5m
        with 1.5 in the bank

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        1. Optimus.
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          new grav?

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          1. jimski
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            Nah, had it for a while at the end of last season

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    2. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      37.5m here

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    3. Bio Hazard
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I spent 44.5 bejeeezus

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    4. Doolittle
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      36.5m. I think there's a gap from 6.5m to 9m where none really appeal to me.

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    5. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      35.5

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  16. B.P.R.D.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    So a pure, unabashed GW1 Team - no fancy SQUAD stuff or PLANNED TRANSFERS included.

    Green (SWA)

    Kompany (SOU), Vermaelen (SUN), Hangeland (NOR), Gorkss (STO, che)

    Lampard (wig, RDG) (**VC**), Yaya Toure (SOU), Bale (new)

    Torres (wig, RDG) (**C**), Tevez (SOU), Graham (qpr)

    Boom.

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    1. 808Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      so you're keeping Torres? Fat waste of money IMO

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  17. SuperMario69
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Please anyone RMT need advice

    Friedel

    A.Cole Zabaleta R.Ferdinad

    Hazard Yaya Bale Taarabt

    D.Cisse Torres Tevez

    with 1mil

    Any advice

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    1. Otis Kay
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      waayy no replies muppet. just this one off your brother paha

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  18. SouthCoastSaint
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Lampard scored and assisted more than Ramires last season.

    Lampard played fewer minutes.

    Food for thought....

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    1. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      DID YOU REALLY CHOOSE TO READ THIS COMMENT?

      Suppose that Fred existed shortly after the Big Bang. He had unlimited intelligence and memory, and knew all the scientific laws governing the universe and all the properties of every particle that then existed. Thus equipped, billions of years ago, he could have worked out that, eventually, planet Earth would come to exist, that you would too, and that right now you would be reading this article.

      After all, even back then he could have worked out all the facts about the location and state of every particle that now exists.

      And once those facts are fixed, so is the fact that you are now reading this article. No one's denying you chose to read this. But your choice had causes (certain events in your brain, for example), which in turn had causes, and so on right back to the Big Bang. So your reading this was predictable by Fred long before you existed. Once you came along, it was already far too late for you to do anything about it.

      Now, of course, Fred didn't really exist, so he didn't really predict your every move. But the point is: he could have. You might object that modern physics tells us that there is a certain amount of fundamental randomness in the universe, and that this would have upset Fred's predictions. But is this reassuring? Notice that, in ordinary life, it is precisely when people act unpredictably that we sometimes question whether they have acted freely and responsibly. So freewill begins to look incompatible both with causal determination and with randomness. None of us, then, ever do anything freely and responsibly."

      ^ This is food for thought.

      What you said was bleeding obvious! Don't get the Ramires love myself.

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      1. SouthCoastSaint
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Some have been pushing Ramires.

        The analysis of other peoples posts and worthiness is almost worse than a bad post.

        I get its obvious, but it really highlights Lampards appeal.

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    2. Cyril Figgis
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Ramires is 2m cheaper for a reason. He does play higher up the pitch though so there's still a chance of decent returns.

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  19. SGFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Are there better options than Podolski at that price or lower? Would it be more prudent to go with Graham/Petric, and hold on to the extra money for adjustments? I have Cazorla, too, if that impacts the analysis.

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    1. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      get bent then

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      1. 808Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        While I don't agree with bent I think Cazorla and Podolski is too much arsenal love and money. Choose one or the other and hold onto the cash for changes.

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  20. ItsGotToBeMyYear
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    any obvious mistakes/weakness?

    hart

    williamson, lescott, vermalen

    sigurrason, piennar, cazorla, el hamadi

    tevez, jelavic, petric

    subs: walker, heitinga, beausajour

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  21. romeo03
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    RMT guys thanks any help would be appreciated 🙂

    jaskalinen ( rudd)

    cole - gibbs - kompany ( demel, barnet)

    hazard - yaya - bale - kagawa ( briton)

    tevez - torres - pogrebnyak

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    1. 808Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Don't like pog or kagawa or hazard but thats just me. You could also save some cash to upgrade players with Kompany to Lescott. Otherwise looks good

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  22. ch33kych4ppy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Does anyone know when scout picks are avalible to view?

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    1. 808Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      usually within 24 hours of kickoff I think?

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  23. bigfoot
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Scwarzer (Begovic)
    Kompany, Cole, Terry (c) (Demel, Clyne)
    Guthrie, Valencia, Bale, Dyer (Pieenar)
    Graham, Podoloski, Aguero

    I'm going an all out approach for the backs, Cole-Verm/Nani/vidic/baines GW3. None will get rotated.

    I'm putting pieenar on the bench because of Man U, while Guthrie has 2 games so should be 4pts just there

    Valencia should get alot of of GA with Rooney and RVP!!

    On Podoloski, he scored 2 goals and started striker, he also took the penalty??

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    1. 808Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Looks good to me man. Any news on if Begovic is for sure starting keeper? I know last season they went back and forth with injuries.

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  24. Farmer
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Hi Guys,

    Is it worth downgrading vlaar to clark to save 0.5m? I have 3m in bank to bring in rvp for torres next week. I'm worried about price fluctuations though so thinking it would be safer to have 3.5m in the bank. I'm pretty set on my team otherwise.

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  25. The Pep Revolution
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Bale or Cazorla for gw1?

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    1. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Cazorla. Bale thereafter though

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      1. bigfoot
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Bale will be better in the long run, I still reckon Bale for GW1

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    2. ItsGotToBeMyYear
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      cazorla

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    3. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Every team needs Bale IMO.

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      1. 808Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        agree (or at least one of Bale, VDV, Siggy)

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  26. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    which are the best two?

    1] podolski
    2] bent
    3] jelavic

    and then

    a] n'zogbia
    b] pienaar
    c] michu

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    1. SSFC
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      1, c

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      1. 808Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        I second that

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  27. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Could i please get your opinions on this team guys?

    deGea - Cerny

    A.Cole, Zab, Hangeland - Gunter, Demel

    Ramires, Cazorla, Bale, Michu - Britton

    Tevez, Torres, Graham

    3m in bank for torres > RVP GW2

    I know its about as generic as most other teams, but would still like comments please as i'm pretty certain im leaving it as this now. Thanks.

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    1. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      mags its a thing of beauty but i dont like ramires or michu

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      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        I kinda wanna stick with Ramires, but who would you relace michu with for the same price of 6.5m? i need to keep the 3m spare for my beloved RVP.

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      2. temme1000
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        i like it. except britton and degea doesnt sit right with me anymore. he will get 70 - 80% of the games and your 2nd goalie does not play.
        downgrade degea and upgrade bitton imo

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        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Good point actually, im sort of going of de gea but dunno i may stick with him.

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  28. temme1000
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    The Fanasy Team of 2012 I present

    I would really appreciate hearing your views

    jaasky/fed
    Zab/A.Cole/hangeland (Demel, Clyne)
    Bale/Mata/Lamps/michu/Guthrie
    Aguero/Tevez/Graham

    £0 in the bank


    goalies suck, who cares. No one wins this off the back of the goalies and CLs are getting few and far between

    Defence, strong, balance

    2 x Chelsea mids – Torres is an unreliable arse. seriously, would anyone really be surprises if he gets 4 points for the dgw?
    The points will come from midfield as usual. Hence Mata and Lamps

    forwards….graham..ok standard. but Aguero and Teves, they will tear Southampton apart. and i refuse to be the guy to make the wrong pick between the two.

    now this is where the magic happens… i see lamps as a wild card, in combination with either Cole, Teves and Aguero. lamp plus one of them can be pretty much any 2 players i wont them to be. rooney, Rvp… who ever.

    so i milk the dgw, milk the city game, no Tevez Aguero mistake. i can sit back swap lamps +1, for the form man u player or what ever with no gw 3 head aches – boom!!

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I originally thought two chelski mids was a bit too afr but your logic backs that up, i like it man. Cant really see any major cracks within it.

      Plz review mine above if you would please 🙂

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    2. PB-THE-VET
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Boom indeed. My team very similer only i went with 2 defenders. 4 cleanies thank u

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    3. Cyril Figgis
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Bloody hell, I actually got worried your team was identical to mine! I have 11 of the same players as you do... Main difference is I went for Ramires instead of Lampard and got in DDG and a 4.5m defender.

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      1. temme1000
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        i have been toying with that idea. but when it comes to shipping lamps out, i can swap in anyone, pretty much with no real grief

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        1. Cyril Figgis
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          True, my only concern with my current team is it will probably lumber me with Ramires for a few weeks.

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      2. 808Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Sounds good to me. You planning on keeping Aguero and Tevez combo all season long? It seems like there's a lot more going with that.

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        1. temme1000
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          see what happens in the first few weeks, but it is an option yes

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          1. 808Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            Honestly I don't think thats a bad choice at all and I would put money on there being more points between those two compared to Rooney and RVP

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  29. romeo03
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    RMT guys thanks any help would be appreciated

    jaskalinen ( rudd)

    cole – gibbs – kompany ( demel, barnet)

    hazard – yaya – bale – kagawa ( briton)

    tevez – torres – pogrebnyak,

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  30. Otis Kay
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    is michu worth getting?

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      ive got him, i kinda like the prospects he offers, but stil la bit unsure on him.

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    2. SuperMario69
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah hes sick Banayiodi

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    3. 808Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      It memory serves me right he was the highest scoring spaniard mid last year, michu is a beast. I think this couples with Graham's recent show of form will be a decent combination for points

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