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

    Do we have estimation of how long Richards will be out injured for?

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

      month

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Didn't I see a report earlier saying 10 weeks?

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

        I just googeled for it and it seems you are correct, initial prediction of 1 month has turned into 10 weeks

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    3. Fernando Torres
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2189519/Manchester-City-defender-Micah-Richards-10-weeks.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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    4. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks for the heads up.

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  2. Doctor X
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Grav Test..

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    1. Doctor X
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Blah. Still the old one.

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      1. Doctor X
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Bingo!!

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

          Shiney!

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      2. blue cheese
        • 14 Years
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        There you go.

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

    favourite mids for 6.5 or under? I've like mclean and pienaar. Any others?

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

      Michu, N'Zogbia

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    2. Doctor X
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Michu
      N'Zogbia
      Larsson

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      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
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        In that order

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

      The two mids I have under 6.5 are Marveaux and Robson Kanu!

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  4. lord leonard
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    hi guys. my first post of the season. a quick RMT if you please.

    ddg, (Rudd)
    ivanivic, lescott, hangeland (cueler), (tienery)
    vdv, lampard (c), arteta, noble, (pienaar)
    roo, tevez, pog

    thanks

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    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Tierney a doubt, go for r Bennett

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

    A) DDG – Federici
    Lescott – Hangeland – Saylor – Demel – Barnett
    Nasri – Hazard – Michu – Maloney – Guthrie
    Aguero – Torres – Graham

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

    B) DDG – Cerny
    Zabaleta – Hangeland – Saylor – Demel – Barnett
    Nasri – Hazard – Michu – Maloney – Guthrie
    Aguero – Torres Graham

    4.5m spare for Torres -> RVP and Nasri -> Silva

    I know I’ve weakened my defence to fund torres -> rvp in team 2 but I’m hesitant to stick with torres -> rooney out of fear that rooney will be playing in a cam role and rvp will play up top getting the majority of the points.

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  6. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Hughes and Cuellar, good rotation? good value?

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

      Yip assuming you don't have Mignolet or Schwarzer.

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
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      Yep very good imo

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    3. SloppyNCareless
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      good value; bad rotation

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  7. biju
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    How to change profile pic????? 😛

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    1. Doctor X
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      http://www.gravatar.com

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

        thanks

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  8. Darren Caskey
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    How`s this?

    DDG, Federici
    Zabaleta, Ivanovic, Hangeland, Cuellar, McCartney
    Bale,Lampard,Lennon,Yaya,Maloney
    Torres,Tevez,Graham

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

      i like your balls with the Lennon pick. I will be observing him and plan to bring him in for mata in gw3 if he's starting. Great value if he is a starter

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  9. Mr. J
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Chris Brunt, anyone?

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    1. Manic Miner
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Too early to pick him, still getting his finess sorted. I will be picking him when fit which should be by GW 5

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      1. Mr. J
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks!!

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  10. Pratik
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Tevez is so tempting......Changing from Aguero to Tevez basically means

    a)DDG, Wilson, Maloney, Aguero
    b)Friedel, Zableta, McClean, Tevez

    No-brainer right? Someone please convince me I'm wrong.

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

      Tevez!

      I have £3.5m in the bank 😛

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      1. Doctor X
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        3.5. Hai raam! I've maxed out, gone all guns blazing.

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      2. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Spend it man! 😀

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        1. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Absolutely. I have six big-hitters (if you count Ramires + DGW) in attack--reckon that could pay for the cost of a hit if necessary to acquire a must-have.

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          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            That's my plan. See which of Valencia/RVP/Rooney looks the best bet. If it's Valencia then Chelski mid –> Valencia. If RVP/Rooney then Torres –> RVP/Rooney and Chelski mid –> Pienaar etc.

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      3. blue cheese
        • 14 Years
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        I don't see where to spend it!

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        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          What's your team?

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          1. blue cheese
            • 14 Years
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            Not now.

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            1. Billy Gilmore
              • 13 Years
              13 years, 5 months ago

              DZ tomorrow?

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

      Tevez is tempting but you end up feeling that you are missing something important. Personally I have both for GW1

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    3. @FuzzyWarbles
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      the only significant upgrade i see is zabaleta. i know mcclean is highly touted here but sunderland have no attack right now, and only 2 fixtures that i actually like over the beginning. id much rather have DDG and you get aguero whos a better armband option.

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      1. Oz lotto
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
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        Saha?

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

        Thanks, well something to mull over.

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

      *sigh* been trying to tell you this the entire last week

      how about:

      ddg, zableta, dyer/pilk/taarabt, tevez? no so sure about mcclean/sunderland attack from the go

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  11. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Best defensive coverage in order
    A) Spurs
    B) United
    C) City
    D) Chelsea

    Rank them please

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    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      See below mate, sorry

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      1. Fernando Torres
        • 14 Years
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        cheers mate.

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  12. Scoredelario
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Hello you knowledgeable bunch.

    Will anyone be skipping the manu players and jumping on spurs in gws 2 and 3? I think that's my plan.

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

      Definitely jumping on Spurs with VDV and Bale in GW2

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      1. Scoredelario
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
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        cool. My plan over first few weeks is...

        Mata to vdv
        Hazard to Lennon or Silva
        Torres to Defoe or tevez

        Depending on starts... all about spurs and city attack imo.

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      2. Iain Dowies Love Child
        • 15 Years
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        +1 😉

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  13. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Morning all. Do people think a defence of Zab, hangeland, cole, Cuellar, demes, DDG & fed is too expensive?

    10.5m in goal
    26m in defence

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    1. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Substitute R Bennett for Cuellar and you have my def at 0.5 cheaper, and I feel OK about it.

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

      Imo it is about player value regardless of position. If you have a couple of cheap mids that defence is fine if you're happy to play 4 at the back sometimes. Otherwise you will end up benching expensive players.

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

    most nailed on Man U mid?

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    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Kagawa

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    2. Doctor X
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Carrick.

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

      valencia without a doubt

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    4. THEPRIMEMINISTER
      • 14 Years
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      That helped. Haha. Guessing that there isn't one then.

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  15. Ole Gunnar Kush
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    City back 4 to start the season anyone?

    Zabaleta, Lescott, Kompany, Clichy imo

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

      or back 3 ?

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      1. Ole Gunnar Kush
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        they'll start the season with 4,4,2

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  16. A.T
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    C b d a

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  17. GreennRed
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Right lads, the hour is almost upon us.

    Surfer Rosa -

    Federici,
    Coloccini, Cole, Zabaleta
    Toure, Bale, Michu, Mata
    Tevez, Petric, Suarez

    Mignolet, Pienaar, Clark, Tierney

    Not satisfied with it but I guess no-one can be 100% happy, just go with what you think is your best 15.

    Please advise on changes and injuries, not-nailed-on-ness (!) or other.....

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    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      i like it! Not sure on petric but obviously he's a punt

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

      suarez? interesting! like a bit of a differential 😀

      why toure over nasri? was it just that you needed the .5 elsewhere?

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

        Toure is scoring for fun preseason and nailed-on. Nasri will lose his place when Silva is back. Plus I don't like Nasri, good but over-rated, he's a big mouth with no class.

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  18. @FPLStrategist
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Every single year I wild card at the start of the first international break and it has never failed me yet. So I started thinking why not just build a team for the initial two gws and change it all around for gw 3.

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

      After GW3 is the international break, not before.

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

        So the the break is after gw3? Oops!

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    2. A.T
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      What are your previous ranks?

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

        Off top of my head, 19k, 49k, 11k, 4k, 5k

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        1. A.T
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          So it does work 4 u then, lol

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

    who is a safer bet from united?
    valencia or rooney?
    Also, hows ireland and tarabt?

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  20. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    What makes Sunderland and Fulham so good defensively? Why not get 3 4Ms?

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    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      +1

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    2. Doctor X
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Because they have more clean sheet potential than any of the 4.0 defenders.

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

    Will Jones start for ManU?

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yes but will be rotatwd

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

        with who? Is he likely to play OOP this season too?

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

          rafeal and smalling i believe. no way!!! the united mf is soooo crowded right now. nani, valencia, young, kagawa, giggs, cleverely, carrick, anderson, scholes and fletcher all fitting into 4 spots! not sure how much gametime kagawa will even get now after the rvp signing

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  22. Mak_Gold
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Is anyone ignoring Torres and sticking with Rooney from the start?

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

        i was - but RVP has screwed that plan over : last thing i want is rooney playing deep... looked set to be him at the top with the kag behind but now :s

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      2. Fernando Torres
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Can't ignore el nino surely.

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

        Not me but some are - the strategy is to save a transfer. I think it's risky to without simply because so many others will captain Torres. But if Torres flops (which happens regularly) then you could get an early mini league lead.

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      4. Drama82
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Just did that exact move then. Leaves me only Lampard to swap for whichever other midfielder hits form over the first couple of weeks

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    • Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Rate my final draft....

      De gea federcihi

      Cole lescott cuellar fabio Gunter

      Bale mata pienaar Holman noble

      Tevez Torres graham

      2.0 mil in bank for Torres to Rooney gw3

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

        I'd prefer to get Demel in instead of Gunter I think (not sure how they rotate off the top of my head) as I wouldn't fancy double reading defence.

        Holman is an interesting choice, what made you pick him?

        The rest is basically identical to mine so obviously I like it!

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        1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Think Holman will be playing in the hole behind bent so could pick up goals and assist plus Holman scored a couple in preseason

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

            Ireland also competing for that spot so I'm staying away for now until it's clearer what Lambert's intentions are regarding line-up, shape/formation, rotation etc.

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    • thetinkerman
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Anyone else looking at Nasri as a short term punt?

      Been toying with the idea for a couple of days and a couple of guys mentioned it a couple of pages ago in response to a question I posed (cheers MCTOWN and MR BLUE).

      He fares pretty well in comparison with Silva (based on last 6 gameweeks of last season), who is a doubt to start the season, and looks a better pick than Toure and should start the first couple of gameweeks at least.

      Am I crazy? I've already decided on starting with Tevez and Torres so it would mean doubling up on one of Chelsea and City. I don't mind doubling up on City but is it just a punt too far?

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      1. China Mag
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        He's in my current draft!

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

          Does that even mean anything though?

          What I mean is, are you seriously considering starting with him or do you think Lampard might be a better pick? (or if you have the luxury of the extra 0.5m, Mata?)

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

            Valencia for 9 if you could be sure he'll play on the wing and not right-full.

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

              Yeah, big 'if' there pal 😉

              Also planning to wait til GW2/3 to make a decision on United attackers and whether I will do Nasri/Lamps/whoever else > Valencia or Torres > Rooney

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

        Nasri has an annoying head.

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

        The problem is that if City start with the 3-5-2 than Nasri comes out for silva at some point.

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

          Yeah, could happen, although I still see him getting game-time alongside Silva in a more conventional formation.

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    • Fernando Torres
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Mata, Hazard or Lamps? Reasons why?

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

        Mata, proven PL pedigree, Hazard unproven. Lampard isn't nailed on and if he plays will prob play deep.

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        1. Ole Gunnar Kush
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          why isnt Lamps nailed on?

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      2. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        ramires for me

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

        Mata

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    • La Roja
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      well well here we go then, another exciting Fantasy League is starting and i am sticking with theis ballsy team below!

      Friedel/Fed

      Ivanovic/Terry (c)/ Zaba/Clyne/Demel

      Ramires/Bale/Yaya/Michu/Guthrie

      Kun/Suarez/Djibril Cisse

      Feel free to abuse!

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    • Fernando Torres
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      QPR sign Jose Bosingwa! on SSN now

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

      Sky Sources: QPR sign former Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa #SSN

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      1. Rivaldo Izback
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        mornin.. yeah i saw that.. who's losin his spot?

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

          I have no idea!

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      2. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        😯 Him or Fabio?

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

        is it so????

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    • Speaking of Spurs
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Settled on 0 Man U attack, risky I know but RVP has just messed things up too much

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

        valencia wud b a safer option

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    • BootlegRascal
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Play Michu or N'Zogbia?

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

        Michu cud b nxt sigudsson for swanse

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