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

    OK. After some feedback have settled on this before bed and the arrival of the final day. I am keeping Gerrard though.

    Federici Jaaskelainen
    Ivanovic Zabaleta Hughes Bennett Clyne
    Bale Mata Gerrard Maloney Marveaux
    Torres (+3m) Graham Tevez

    3m in bank allows me to choose from Rooney or RVP for GW2.

    This is it then.

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

      I too am temted by Gerrard, surely tough fixtures won't stop him?

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
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        The list of big fixtures he's delivered in is very long 😀

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        1. @Bryan
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Liverpool do perform better against tough opposition traditionally and he looks to be playing in behind the striker again..

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    2. @Bryan
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      Not sure RVP can justify the 13 million tag this year, to do so he would have to just about maintain last years average of around 7.5 points per 90 played.

      Seems doubtful unless he gets the majority of set pieces, goals and played every week.

      Just a thought to sleep on 😀

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

        Was thinking the same, which would be even better as I could spend an extra million! Night

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        1. @Bryan
          • 16 Years
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          Night lad, enjoy!

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  2. gers23
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    bent or podolski? and whyyyy lol

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    1. Dave Boozle
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Giroud should be Arsenal's main attacker. Bent is a reliable for 15-20 goals / year.

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      1. gers23
        • 14 Years
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        thanks for reply m8

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    2. @Bryan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Podolski for the most reliable (at the moment) source of arsenal attacking coverage. Sun and SOT at home in 1st 4 gws.

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  3. baulchy
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Pick 2. Valencia, VDV, Gerrard, Carloza and Nani.
    cheers

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    1. gers23
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      valencia and vdv

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  4. RocketMan
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    I have been thinking of team names, and a little worried by this... if your team name is offensive you will get the boot.... is Chamakh my bitch up ok?

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    1. Bolt-on
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      maybe dont risk it

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    2. gdog2244
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Go wit sporting lesb1ans

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

      Beach maybe ?

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

      Chamakh my bench up?

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  5. beric
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    OK. What do you think of my team DZers

    Green
    Vertonghen--Cole--Gorkss
    Bale--Lampard--Nasri--Pienaar
    Graham--Torres--Tevez

    Davis--Noble-Bennett-Demel

    2.5 in the bank

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    1. Brutus619
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      Pretty solid but imo buy one 4.5 defender (Cuellar perhaps?)

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

        I like the rotation of the ones I have, plus I like the flexibility of the extra cash to upgrade more imprtant areas.

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    2. LOCO ABREU
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      I prefer aguero and dont´t rate nasri.

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

        Are you a Yaya man?

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        1. LOCO ABREU
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          no city mids for me yet. Zaba and Aguero.

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    3. @Bryan
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      Pretty solid, not sold on Pienaar myself. Michu at same price would seem to offer a higher upside going by Pienaars FPL record.

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

        Michu and Graham seems a bit much. Pienaar is the one I'm least sold on... who would you go for?

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        1. LOCO ABREU
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          N´Zog?

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          1. beric
            • 13 Years
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            I'd rather not go near the Villa - being a Birmingham boy. Perhaps McClean - i really want someone with a decent GW3 fixture - Pie has wba, McC has swa. Michu has the best fixture of the 6.5's, Maybe I'll get Petric + Michu?

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            1. LOCO ABREU
              • 13 Years
              13 years, 5 months ago

              i'm going with graham, so no much love for petric. Michu and a WBA striker?

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              1. beric
                • 13 Years
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                I don't fancy either of them (Luk/Odem) to start with. I could always blow my bank balance and get another badass.

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        2. @Bryan
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          13 years, 5 months ago

          It's a toughie this year @ the 6.5 range. Aside from Michu, Larsson perhaps but fixtures aren't great.

          Nolan would be my pick at 6m, 48 goals in past three seasons and should be nailed on.

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

            Nolan would mean getting rid of Noble, who would you get in the 5.0 range?

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            1. @Bryan
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 5 months ago

              Woops did not see Noble there. Well anyone but him tbh, never broke the 90 point mark! 🙂

              Id use the extra 0.5 you'd save from the downgrade to Nolan to get one of Allen or N.Dyer. Won't win you any major awards, but solid choices to bring in 120 points or so.

              All you can really ask of a 5th mid

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              1. beric
                • 13 Years
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                Thanks Brian 😀

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                1. @Bryan
                  • 16 Years
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                  np

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    4. blue cheese
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      OMG! Too similar to my team.

      Same front 3 as me.
      I've got Gervinho instead of Nasri in midfield.
      And Zabaleta instead of Vertonghen in defence.

      Have your looked at your keepers' fixtures for Gw3 & 4?

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

        Yeah I know, shocking. Good again after that though (ish) - I'm counting on save points.

        Gervinho/Nasri - both similar early line-up punts, we'll see who's wors out best!

        Vertonghen is a season keeper (hopefully)

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        1. beric
          • 13 Years
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          *works

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        2. blue cheese
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah. I plan to switch a City/Che defender to Baines sometime soon.

          Good luck, man! 🙂

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

            You too, I hop eI meet you in the knock-outs!

            and next year in League 4!

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

              Jeez, terrible typing - it's late, you get what I meant.

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              1. blue cheese
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                Haha! Yeah 😀

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  6. PME
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Whats the go with Mata?

    Should I do a Ramires -> Mata or no?

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    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      mata is safer and he plays in the hole

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      1. Bolt-on
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        i thought hazard played there

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        1. LOCO ABREU
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          left

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          1. Bolt-on
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            ok

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

        ah ok thanks xx

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  7. Davido989
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool's most probable lineup for those asking:

    Reina
    GJ Skrtel Agger Enrique
    __Lucas___Allen__
    ____ Gerrard ______
    Assaidi/Downing___Suarez___Borini

    Sahin will mostly be used as a sub tbh.

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

      Wouldn't Borini more likely be central? Rodgers stamp starting to take shape now.

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    2. 7ator
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Like the look of that that team, especially with Sahin as good mid cover. Maybe swap Borini and Saurez around.

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    3. toby404
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      looks good 😀

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  8. blue cheese
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    OMG! Scoutcast ... 😀

    Morning guys! 🙂

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

      What time is ti Nitin?

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      1. blue cheese
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Beric! At this hour?!?

        7.30 am here btw.

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

          You're an early riser - not me. I've changed my team repeatedly, and I just don't know anymore. It's posted above, any advice?

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          1. blue cheese
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            13 years, 5 months ago

            Ah, I'll have a look.

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

      morning nitin 🙂 you finished your team yet?

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      1. blue cheese
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Morning. Not yet. Still working on it. You'll have an RMT soon 😉

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  9. Brutus619
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    I'm a crazy mofo. VP bandwagon anyone?

    Friedel/Green

    Cole/Hangeland/Rangel/Gunter/Cuellar

    Pienaar/Michu/McClean/Cabaye/Bale

    Aguero/Graham/Torres

    + 1.5m

    Based on form by GW3 I'll swap Cole and Torres with either Zabaleta/P.Jones and Rooney or Colocinni and Van Persie!

    Mid + attack rotates so most week have 4 home games (minimum 3 bar gw 9)

    Am I sane or do I need supervision?

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    1. hassanmac
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      Cabaye is a doubt and Spurs want a new keeper so Friedel might face competition soon. Solid otherwise

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      1. Brutus619
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        Cheers for the response, I'm banking on the new Spurs keeper being 5m otherwise ill go for 5.5 defender + Rooney instead of 4.5 + VP.

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        1. hassanmac
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          Nice

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  10. gggl4
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    How nailed on is RB for Man United? Is Rafael a big rotation risk?

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    1. Brutus619
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      He is imo. Phil Jones and even Valencia can keep him from playing.

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  11. fantasy star
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    anyone need any help

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    1. Brutus619
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      2 posts up, and advice for my team please? 🙂

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      1. fantasy star
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        what does imo mean

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        1. LOCO ABREU
          • 13 Years
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          in my opinion

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      2. fantasy star
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        brill team with money in bank take out mxclean and put in ramires souble gameweek

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  12. lfc123
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    RATE MY TEAM PPL!!

    What you think is my attack too much hahaaa?

    Friedel --(Cerny)

    Dawson Williams A Cole -- (Barnett & McCartney)

    Bale Yaya Allen Noble - - (Kacaniklic)

    Torres Rooney Aguero

    Would really appreciate ppls thoughts & Replies!

    CHEERS 🙂

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

      Not sure if Dawson is nailed on. Don't like Cerny

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      1. lfc123
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        thought he be named captain though?

        And me neither but hes just a bench warmer!

        What you think of mid/strikers?

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  13. gers23
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    thoughts on this team guys?

    friedal/green

    ivanovic/zabaleta/hangeland/cuellar/demel

    bale/ramires/taraabt/noble/mclean

    aguero/torres/bent

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    1. @Bryan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Noble and Taarabt id avoid. Noble has never broken the 90 point record in 3 seasons and Taraabt has yet to prove himself.

      Prefer Larsson over McClean myself due to his longer record, but thats a imo thing

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      1. gers23
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        13 years, 5 months ago

        who would you get instead?

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        1. @Bryan
          • 16 Years
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          For those prices, Allen and N.Dyer comes to same amount. Won't win you the game, but both scored around 120 points last season and should reach same level this year. Play whichever has the best fixture.

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

    A) Silva + Noble

    B) Bale + Joe Allen

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

      B) but with someone other than Joe Allen.

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

        Better 5.5 Mid?

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

          Dyer would be my favourite

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          1. chadbeachy
            • 14 Years
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            Cool. Cheers.

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    2. gdog2244
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      B

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

      B - Noble may not start each week

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      1. chadbeachy
        • 14 Years
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        Thanks.

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

    A) Mata and Pienaar
    B) Ramires and Gerrard
    Thanks

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

      A

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  16. Matt
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone else wanna do this?

    4.9% / 6.1%
    4.7% / 3.8% / 2.1% / 5% / 1.1%
    19.6% / 5.8% / 8.3% / 11.9% / 6.5%
    28.4% / 8% / 16.6%

    Relatively low ownership percentages, especially in defence.

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

      I really want to now, but can I be arsed

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

        Yes I could:

        4.9--1

        3.6--1.1--23.1--2.1--0.6

        6--19.6--3.8--8.3--5.8

        16.6--8--28.4

        I hope my 0.6 scores when I play him.

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  17. lfc123
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    RATE MY TEAM PPL!!

    What you think is my attack too much hahaaa?

    Friedel –(Cerny)

    Dawson Williams A Cole — (Barnett & McCartney)

    Bale Yaya Allen Noble – - (Kacaniklic)

    Torres Rooney Aguero

    Would really appreciate ppls thoughts & Replies!

    CHEERS

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

    Opinions on this team? If I should make any changes, what should they be?

    Howard / Green

    Ivanovic / Hangeland / A. Williams / Clyne / Tomkins

    Bale / Yaya / Mata / Pienaar / McClean

    Tevez / Torres / Petric

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    1. gdog2244
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Get graham and Sinclair for petric and McLean but looks good

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

        yea, i was going to get Sinclair instead of McClean, but he's 7.0 and McClean is 6.5

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  19. gers23
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    does anyone else think arsenal will struggle against sunderland? i think they will win,but dont think itl be comfortable

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    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Verminator goal in the end

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    2. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      As long as Gervinho scores a couple, I don't care.

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

        Do you still have him?

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        1. blue cheese
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Oh, yes - I certainly do 😉

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  20. Geezer
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Who do you think is the best 2*4.5 GK rotation? Right now I`m on Begovic and Jaas, but don`t know how nailed on Bego is

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I have Jaaskelainen and Federici.

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

      I have Green and Begs

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

        Insted of leaving out Begs, keep him and see if you definitely need to transfer out because Stoke have a poor start so you won't play him much anyway

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

        With that combo you have a difficult decision in gw 4 and 5. And the only time of the first 7 gw I would choose Bego is in gw 3

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  21. gdog2244
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    GK: 10.5 mil
    DEF: 25.5 mil
    MID: 37.5 mil
    ATT: 26.5
    Is this even???

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

      I have:
      GK: 9.0
      DEF:27.0
      MID: 41.0
      ATT: 25.0 (+2m)

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

        jk
        9.0
        25.0
        39.0
        25.0 (+2.5)

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    2. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      9.0
      26.0
      37.5
      25.0

      2.5 in the bank.

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

      9
      24.5
      34.5
      32

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

    ferdinand , dyer and yaya
    or
    lescott , valencia and whitehead?

    donno much about whitehead does he start

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  23. zan
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    A) Lescott , Taarabt

    B) Zaba,Pienaar

    C) Kompany , Noble

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    1. gdog2244
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      B defo then a

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  24. gdog2244
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    RMT

    GK: krul, fed
    DEF: cuellar, demel, terry, a Williams, hangeland
    MID: bale, Allen, mata, pienaar, Sinclair
    ATT: tevez, pog, torres

    1) terry>vidic
    2) Torres>aguero
    3) mata>Valencia
    4) pog>graham
    5) fed>schwarzer
    May not do them all just ideas

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  25. @Bryan
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    KK I got this, I got this, as us liverpool fans say..it's our (my) year. Well till October hits anyways 😀

    About to sign off as won't be around much tomoro by looks of it, anything glaringly wrong on this before I do?

    De Gea, Begovic,

    Zabaleta, Cuellar, Taylor.S, Fabio, Figo..oh I don't know, the wigan guy @4.5m 😀

    Mata, VDV, Michu, Nolan, Guthrie

    Aguero, Tevez, Podolski

    0.5m in the bank for Aguero to Rooney for GW2.

    Cheers! 😀

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    1. gdog2244
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Get krul and schwarzer
      8.5/10

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  26. teddy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Word up, deadzone!

    I got:

    Ruddy
    Cole(v) Hughes Fabio
    Bale Sigurdsson Yaya Noble
    Torres(c) Tevez Giroud

    Davis N'Zogbia Tomkins Coloccini

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  27. jelly.john
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    B .

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

    Pick 2. Valencia, VDV, Gerrard, Carloza and Nani.

    cheers guys

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Carloza?!?

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    2. Love In the Time of Kolarov
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      valencia, cazorla

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    3. gdog2244
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Valencia VDV

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  29. Geezer
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I`m going RVP from gw 1 if the medical goes fine

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  30. Porkmeat
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Lads, just saw the updated team news. Is Silva nailed onto start GW1? I was under impression he may miss.

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    1. gdog2244
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I don't think so

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