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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. Baggers
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Need your help to pick 1 of Lamps, Hazard or Mata? Plan is only to keep for GWK 1 & 2.....

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  2. Infinite Sheldon
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Shouldn't the scout picks be out by now?

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

      Friday evening usually...

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

      They come out the evening before the first game of the GW. Usually a Friday evening, around 7pm-ish. So tomorrow!

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

    Why VDV didn't start against Valencia?
    Is he fit to start the season against Newcastle?

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    1. Johnny Unitas
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, he played for Holland mid week, is fine. So he is fit, whether he starts, there are no guarantees but I think he should.

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    2. The Blind Badger
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Is VDV ever fit?

      But i havent heard anything about him all pre season so i will assume he will start. With no striker apart from defoe tottenham will need his creativity and goal threat.

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      1. bantamdave
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        VDV fitness 2012= RVP fitness 2011.

        Maybe, he may stay fit for most of the season.

        If so, differential. Bargain

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  4. baulchy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Very happy with my team the only question for me is VDV, Valencia, Carloza, Nasri or Gerrard??

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    1. The Blind Badger
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I would go:
      1, Nasri
      2, Valencia
      3, Carzorla
      4, VDV (if you dont have Bale)
      5, Gerrard - wait until pools fixtures ease up after GW6

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

      VDV as he is Spurs highest average points scorer per game. Valencia is in even more of a rotation scrap after the signing of RVP. Cazorla is unknown but will be an important part of Arsenals season. Nasri will be involved in rotation at City and Gerrard isn't a fifth of the player he once was

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      1. Johnny Unitas
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Valencia is United's most potent attacking player, there is no way he will become "rotation scrap", the right of the pitch, whether it's filling in as RB or playing RW is his for the most part, no player these days is immune from rotation.

        If Gerrard stays fit, I think he will have a good scoring season.

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  5. Baggers
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Need your help to pick 1 of Lamps, Hazard or Mata? Plan is only to keep for GWK 1 & 2….

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    1. The Blind Badger
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Mata

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

      mata

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    3. Baggers
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks fella's

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    4. bantamdave
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I have both Mata and Lamps, as hate the idea of Torres but if having to choose, then Mata.

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      1. Baggers
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers appreciate the response

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  6. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Federici
    Ivanovic Lescott Demel
    Valencia Ramires Bale Guthrie
    Torres (C) Aguero Graham

    Bench - Friedel Noble Cuellar Fonte

    Torres or Ivanovic capt? Noble over Guthrie despite DGW?

    GW1. Ready for this thang.

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    1. Chazza
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Torres captain. Guthrie over Noble/Graham as he'll probably get 4 points minimum, I mean the other two would need and assist just to marginally beat his appearance points.

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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Graham is staying put.

        Noble benched it is then. Cheers.

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        1. Chazza
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          So, you fancy Graham to score/assist against QPR away from home? I have a similar problem of playing Guthrie but not knowing whom to bench out of N'zogbia and Graham? What do you think?

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          1. Call Me Old Fashioned
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            Half of QPRs defence is new, Green is no better than Kenny. So I fancy something from Graham, he is their main man now.

            I would favour playing a forward over mid but NZog and Graham is a tough call. I would prob fancy NZog vs promoted team. Tbh If you have other DGW cover I would swap Guthrie for Puncheon etc and take matter out of your hand as both NZog and Graham could out do Guthrie.

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            1. Chazza
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 5 months ago

              Haha, that's exactly what I was thinking but I wouldn't want to bench Puncheon against the likes of Wigan (H). The thing is, Guthrie rotates with Graham brilliantly so after this 1 week there'll be no headache as I'll play N'zogbia every week as I fancy Villa to be attacking against everyone.

              I think the main thing is, Graham is the main forward and in (pre-season) form and his picked by more so his benched points would hurt more than N'zogbia's, I also fancy West Ham to be tough at home.

              Thanks for your thoughts.

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    2. FF Dirtbag
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Looks good man, I would still play Guthire for sure.

      Captain wise, Im slowly leaning towards a chelsea defender. Its a hard one.

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    3. Avon Barksdale
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Looks very safe, probably the best way to go for the first few weeks until it becomes clear who is starting for everyone. 92/100 F**k that outta 10 nonsense! 🙂

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      1. Chazza
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        9.2 out of 10 then.

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        1. Call Me Old Fashioned
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          That will do nicely then.

          I seem to be one of few that have Aguero on here now, more fearful or not having him than not having Tevez. Did have Kagawa and Terry over Ivan and Valencia, but feeling safer with TV7 now

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  7. socallife
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Reassure me:

    de gea begovic
    tierney clyne kompany evra r. taylor
    michu bale kacaniklic mata miyaichi
    torres tevez graham (+1.5MIL)

    thoughts? i'm not completely satisfied with my goalkeepers or forwards.

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  8. Adam
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    A or B please...

    A)

    DDG, Fed
    Zab, Cole, Chico, Stevens, Demel
    Bale, Noble, Puncheon, SANTI, LAMPARD
    Tevez, Torres, Graham

    or

    B)

    DDG, Fed
    Zab, Cole, Chico, Stevens, Demel
    Bale, Noble, Puncheon, YAYA, MATA
    Tevez, Torres, Graham

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

      B

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

      B.
      But why not VDV+Mata?

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  9. FF Dirtbag
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Have I got the right subs for this weekend and everything?

    Federici
    ACole Zab Demel
    Lampard Bale Kagawa Noble
    Tevez Torres Graham

    Subs: DDG, Dyer, Cuellar, Clyne

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

      Yes

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    2. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yep.

      I think Dyer and Graham is overkill. Petric for Graham? Ireland or McAnuff for Dyer?

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      1. FF Dirtbag
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers man, think i might go for McAnuff then bench Noble..

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  10. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Team name suggestions for Mark and Granville

    Markville

    Hale and Pace

    Oddcast

    Co Management. Really?

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

      I thought of Outcast. Can't think of anything too inspiring though...

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

      Manville Ark

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    3. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      The Count of Marky Gristo

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      1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        i just saw your name. perhaps that would not be too good!

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

    I’m starting to want a bit more cash to spread across defence. Would it be detrimental to my team if I were to drop a 2x big hitter and 3 rotation to a 1 big hitter and 2×2 rotation?

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      There are various problems with it, firstly, you then should end up benching more money each week. In a 3-way rotation you get a better choice of fixtures and hence you can do something cheap like 4.5/4.0/4.0 or even 4.0/4.0/4.0 so you may well end up benching 8.0 each week. In a 2-way rotation you get a worse choice of fixtures so you may end up playing 4.5/4.5 4.5/4.5 causing you to bench 9.0 each week. Also I looked at this a while ago - rotating players generally misses loads of away clean sheets. Playing a better defender all the time doesn't.

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

        ok awesome thanks

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        1. 1569Tippins
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          I agree with ISACKI with regards to missing away clean sheets... this year I've gone with 3 strong defenders and 2x 4m defenders, who will play for their teams each week but only in my team via auto sub

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  12. d1sable
    • Has Moderation Rights
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Sky Game: For the season really or at least the first ten fixtures

    Ryan Nelson, Ian Harte, Ryan Bennett/Tierney or Danny Fox/Clyne?

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  13. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Ivanovic and Zabaleta are both under 5% ownership.... brilliant 😀

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

      Exactly 🙂

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  14. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    To all the Guthrie owners, have you considered Robson-Kanu? Seemingly on pens when he plays and also only 4.5m. I'm not sure how likely he is to start though, so if anyone can shed any light that'd be handy. I'd probably only start him GW1, so it'd be a bit of a short term punt! Cheers!

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    1. The Blind Badger
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Is Kanu nailed on for both games?

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      1. Chazza
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        This is what I'm worried about.

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

      Guthrie got MoM in last game, might be good for bonus, or goals. Prob just 4 points tho!

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      1. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Guthrie will standout in that team, wouldn't want to swap him for anyone else in the Reading side.

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  15. Dynamic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Think I may have my team sorted now.

    Just who would you play GW1?;

    A) De Gea
    B) Federici

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

      Easily B) imo. If you have a nailed on Reading player, you play him for the DGW, no questions.

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      1. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        what if you have Hart AND Fed.....still nailed on no matter what???

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    2. The Blind Badger
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Federici

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    3. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      B

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    4. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks guys

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  16. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Best Chelsea defender for the DGW?

    Price is no problem.

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    1. The Blind Badger
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I would say terry by a small margin over ivanovic...

      Is that small margin worth the 0.5? Probably not.

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

      Ivanovic I suppose, based on low ownership.

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    3. Matt
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I'd say Ivanovic, he'll maybe score a goal or get an assist. More likely than Terry or Cole anyway

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    4. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      If price is no issue, then JT. But Ivanovic is probably the value pick, just.

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

      It has to be Terry IMO. He has the same goal threat as Ivanovic and is as nailed on as Cole.

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      1. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        JT defo

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  17. FantasyFreak
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Best 4.5m keeper to pair with Fed?
    a)Begovic
    b)Green
    My backline: Demel Tierny Cuellar Hangeland Ivanovic

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  18. LMNO
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Robson-Kanu is one of my 4.5 midfielders.

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

      reply fail @ jinswick

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    2. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Do you know how likely he is to start games? McAnuff, Kebe, Robson-Kanu, McLeary all seem to be fighting it out for the 2 wide roles in midfield.

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

        It's difficult to say for sure but at 4.5 he's worth a punt for me

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

      played in readings last 3 setting up Pog against palace, well worth a punt

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  19. Podge
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I've had so many player in my team and watchlist that no matter who scores now I know I'm gonna be "ah shite I had him and I too him out 🙁 "
    Then I'll kneejerk him back in

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

      Yup. Same story every year! 🙂

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  20. Utterly Fabregasted
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    RMT

    DDG / Fed
    Koch / Zab / Barnett / (Demel) / (Clyne)
    Mata / Ya Ya / Cazorla / Siggy / (Guthrie)
    Tevez / Torres / Jelovic

    Thanks

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    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      No man u so uve got no puzzles ,this leaves you with plenty of cash to spend on a good all round team like youve done,good side imo ......

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

    I think i'm going to quit. My team sucks

    DDG Federici

    Cuellar mcarthney (west ham) lescott, cole and clyne

    Hazard Taarabt Larsson Bale Noble

    Torres Aguero Petric

    I dont know how to improve it

    This is shit.

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    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      take your time m8, its really not that bad....

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    2. bantamdave
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Inhale. Consider. Expand. imagine. Happiness.

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  22. d1sable
    • Has Moderation Rights
    13 years, 5 months ago

    who will keep more clean sheets this season in your opinion:

    A) Southampton
    B) Reading
    C) Norwich
    D) QPR

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

      C
      D
      B
      A

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    2. bantamdave
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      d
      b
      c
      a

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    3. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      D
      C
      A
      B

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

    My current team is:

    DDG - Federici
    Lescott - Hangeland - Saylor - Demel - Barnett
    Nasri - Hazard - Michu - Maloney - Guthrie
    Aguero - Torres - Graham

    3.5m spare for Torres -> Roonet and Nasri -> Silva

    However, the dilemma is that I'm keen on getting RVP so i need another 1m.

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  24. Utterly Fabregasted
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    RMT

    DDG / Fed
    Koch / Zab / Barnett / (Demel) / (Clyne)
    Mata / Ya Ya / Cazorla / Siggy / (Guthrie)
    Tevez / Torres / Jelovic

    Cheers

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    1. The Blind Badger
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I have a few problems with this team:
      1, Defence is horrid
      2, Siggy- unsure of role, get Bale
      3, Jelavic - evertons slow start.

      I would prob change jelly to graham and use the 1.5 to upgrade Siggy to Bale and Konch to Ivaovic

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  25. godfather42
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    a)caz and graham
    b)michu and bent

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    1. The Blind Badger
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      A

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  26. IberiaBallers
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Ok here's my team. Opinions?

    Federici / Jaaskelainen

    Riise / Dawson / Ivanovic / Skrtel / Clyne

    Bale / Carzola / Lampard / Pienaar / Ireland

    Tevez / Torres / Pogrebnyak

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    1. The Blind Badger
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      GK are awful.

      Riise and Dawson are poor picks at this stage.

      Pog will be hard to trade out unless you save 1.0 to go for petric / graham after the DGW.

      Ireland is a tease.

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  27. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Who to bench out of:

    Kaclacnic (NOR) Graham (qpr) or Noble (AV)

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    1. The Blind Badger
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Noble.

      Who knows how the promoted teams will go.

      NOR v FUL will have goals in it, take a punt on Kaclac and graham has had a great pre season.

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

      I'd only play Noble when your other options have poor fixtures, so I'd bench him this week.

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

    4.9% / 13.6%
    26.5% / 9.4% / 13.9% / 5.0% / 2.1%
    19.6% / 5.7% / 29.4% / 3.8% / 0.7%
    28.3% / 8.0% / 16.5%

    Hmmmmmmmmmm.

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

      Who's Mr. Popular in the middle? Bale?

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

        Yaya Toure.

        Bale is the one at 19.6%.

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

          Ah! Thanks. 🙂

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I only have two over 10% 😀

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

        My defence never get invited to any parties 😀

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

      26.5% for Kompany is mental btw.

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

        Thought I was buying my way in to an EXCLUSIVE CLUB with my £7.5m

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    4. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      13.9 4
      23.1 5 1.1 2.1 3.8
      19.6 5.8 5.7 2.9 3.8
      28.3 16.5 8

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  29. Mrtehbigcheese
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    hey lads which one

    yaya , ferdnand and dyer

    valencia , lescott and whitehead

    does whitehead start guys?

    thanks in advance!

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  30. Mick
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Who should I start, Pienaar or Guthrie. Guthrie being nailed on will surely yield 4 points overall for mearly playing enough mins. Will pienaar produce against United?

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