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25 April 2013 1817 comments
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Peaks and troughs – every Fantasy season has them and, this week, we revel in the Professor’s major trough in a futile attempt to break the man. After Robin Van Persie issues the boffin a spanking, the Professor shows his mettle by taking it on the chin. Admirable stuff.

While we’d have gladly devoted this entire episode to such gloating, we do manage to squeeze in the regulars, whilst Jonty turns up with more community gold: the tale of a globe trotting Fantasy manager who takes his advice off Frankfurt clubbers and QPR fans, whilst trying to figure out the Russian phrase for “please, wireless, I’m desperate – I have Djibril Cisse up front!”.

By the way, the Professor isn’t the only one who can take criticism on the chin. Granville and I want some feedback on the ScoutCast and my co-host has worked on a short survey to get your views. Take five minutes to help us out while you listen in via this link.

Ecouter to this week’s episode via this link or mind your language by streaming via the player below…

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

  1. Jernau M Gurgeh
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    yeah it's here!

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  2. Elniñorules
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    Luiz. Justice prevails 😀

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    1. The Gambler.
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      he scored?

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  3. drunken_mess
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    Luiiiiiiiiiiiiizzz

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  4. Evs
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    Lovely, ear phones on..... Chill in bed.

    😎

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    1. /
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      😯

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  5. Jönny
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    Cometh the hour, cometh the hair. (And the Scoutcast)

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  6. tobesthetoffee
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    Evs must be happy 😉

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    1. Evs
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      😀

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  7. tobesthetoffee
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    Team for this week

    Bunn (stk)

    Wilson (NOR 25%) – Dawson (wig) – Kompany (WHU) – Baines (FUL)

    Fellaini (FUL) – Bale (wig) – Silva (WHU 75%)

    Bentekkers C (SUN) – RVP (ars) – Lukaku vc (sou)

    Bench: Jussi (mci) – De Guzman (che) – Townsend (rdg 75%) – Fig (TOT)

    Not making anymore changes but is the lineup right?

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  8. Mark
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    Note the survey link folks - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2QGXZFW

    Give us some feedback. I removed the Team Mark vs Team Granville question.

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    1. Evs
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      Done 🙂

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    2. Tim Canterbury
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      Mark question number 7 is broken

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      1. Granville
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        It is broken, I'll fix it if i can.

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        1. brianutd-why always we? 20
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          Yep broken

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      2. Podge
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        its not broken you can only pick 1 at each score so rate them highest to lowest

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      3. Mark
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        We fixed that now...would be good if folk could retake it if that's ok.

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    3. r0nh
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      Is my feedback welcome Mark?

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    4. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
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      Done 🙂

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    5. Jernau M Gurgeh
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      done

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    6. Scroobius Mac
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      I assume 10 is good and 1 is bad?

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    7. joinho
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      Done

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    8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      I noticed if I pick 9 for granny miffed I can't pick 9 for the discussion. Maybe it just me

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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        I guess has to be differnet scores for each sorry

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        1. Limbo
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          Yeah - same here... FF OSX.

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    9. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      Because Granny was winning? Everyone loves the underdog 😉

      Yeah, Q7 not working, can only vote in one category.

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      1. Podge
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        1 score each lowest to highest

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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          Yeah, just seen, don't think it's meant to be like that though.

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    10. Jönny
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      Dont know if it is an ipad thing, but I can't give the same score for more than one question. So for example if I give the Full Jonty 8, then try to give the weekend preview 8 then it unchecks the 8 for the Full Jonty,,,,does that make sense??

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      1. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
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        Same

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      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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        you have to rate between 1 and 10, so 10 being best and 1 rubbish.

        can't give same score

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      3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        Same. It's an Apple thing.

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    11. Acquafresca
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      Done.

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    12. MJ6987
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      Done

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    13. You Must Be Jokin Ere
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      Survey Completed. Kee pup the great work guys, the Scoutcast is fantastic stuff.

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  9. Elniñorules
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    Welcome to Benitez time. 😉

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    1. Nopli
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      🙂

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  10. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    ok can't afford Pienaar to Mata. Are any of these worth -4?

    a) Fellaini to Mata
    b) Fellaini to Hazard
    c) Berba to Defoe
    d) Berba to Lukaku

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      All good options, either one is good for me

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      Oscar.

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  11. The Gambler.
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    Evans > Zabaleta (4pt hit)?

    Other defenders Sagna - Mariappa - Enrique - Shaw

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    1. Darth
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      Zaba is now competing with Richards, get Kompany

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  12. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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    when I came home earlier my shoes were really dirty from walking but there was nowhere to brush them off

    No Mat 😯

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    1. Tim Canterbury
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      lol

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    2. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
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      🙂

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    3. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      We really need a change in leadership at FIFA.

      No Blatter.

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    4. Piggs Boson
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      😆

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  13. Messiah Hazard
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    Luiz scores 2 min after I chose Vertonghen over him for my FPL team for this week... Hopefully he will be rested against Swansea and I can bring him in next week for the DGW...

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  14. joinho
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    Not on iTunes yet?

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    1. The Gambler.
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      better via podcasts app

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  15. New Ghost
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    Oh David Luiz you sexy fella.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      😯

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  16. Art Vandelay
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    Very Suarez-like last minute goal. Sideshow Bob should not have been on the pitch. Nasty challenge.

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    1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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      Same with the Basel player that leapt into a two-footed challenge on Torres.

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      1. Art Vandelay
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        I must have missed him score a last minute goal.

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        1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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          Point of the matter is, if that Basel player had been sent off for that two-footed challenge, the score could've been much different, which renders your point obsolete.

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          1. Art Vandelay
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            No it doesn't. My point was simply that Luiz scored a last minute goal when he should not have been on the pitch.

            Which part of that is rendered obsolete by an unrelated incident?

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            1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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              The fact that they would be down to ten men and already one goal down? The game definitely wouldn't have played out the same as it did to what we witnessed tonight, if that player had got a red. I thought that would've been blatantly obvious.

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              1. Art Vandelay
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                Are you being intentionally obtuse?

                I don't dispute any of that. Anyway, Chelsea should have won the game more comfortably and the penalty decision was shocking.

                However, none of that negates my initial comment that the last minute goal was similar to the Suarez situation at the weekend.

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                1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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                  I'm not contesting your original post, I'm replying solely to your "I must have missed him score a last minute goal.", which read as sarcasm from here, and seemed like you were implying something.

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                  1. Art Vandelay
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                    Fair enough mate but I wasn't implying anything other than that your comment was not really a response to my post.

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      2. Scroobius Mac
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        He didn't score did he?

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  17. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
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    I have Fab and Bunn
    Is it worth getting Hart in for -4?

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    1. Live4pool
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      of course

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  18. Nopli
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    Just made the weirdest highest pitched shout when that went in hahahahahahah 🙂
    Blue is the Colour :))))

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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      😯

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    2. OSGOOD WAS GOOD
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      Nice one, ,

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      a bit weird

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    4. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Haha Nopli at his very best.

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  19. Judas
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    Who to bench?-

    Snodgrass
    Berbatov

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  20. 1LHerne
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    I had a Torres to score bet. Never going that road again, even if he spearheads Chelsea's attack against Basel, so frustrated right now.

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    1. DRIZ ✅
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      even torres would have told you himself he would not score

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  21. ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
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    Sissoko to Oscar for a hit? Yes or no?

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    1. Judas
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      not for a hit, and not this week

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    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
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      No way

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  22. r0nh
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    Mark

    A question you didnt ask in your survey:

    Do you think the scoutcast should be done more often?

    I think most would say, aye.

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    1. hillbillypete
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      nah, just right. these boys have lives.

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    2. Acquafresca
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      Once a week is fine. Twice would be too often.

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      1. Podge
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        Every day ! At least !

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    3. Just A Hat
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      we need a tv show

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      1. Keyser Jose
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        have it animated like the ricky gervais show 🙂

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    4. Mark
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      Blimey Ronh - I'd be single and even sadder and more exhausted than I am now.

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      1. r0nh
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        I just love your voice 🙁

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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          trying to become teacher pet before rep system come in?

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          1. Elniñorules
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            😆 Bemba you're just awesome.

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            1. ★FC Borecelona★
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              +1 😆

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            2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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              you not too bad either 😀

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          2. r0nh
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            I just fancy him 🙂

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      2. Granville
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        Spare a thought for me too. Having to sit through Mark's smugness once a week is torture enough.

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  23. Granville
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    can people just hang on with the survey please. Needs fixing.

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    1. Jernau M Gurgeh
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      but - but - but we're soo keen......

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      🙁

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    3. Mark
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      Fixed now...go ahead guys.

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      1. r0nh
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        It wont let me redo it 🙁

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      2. Jernau M Gurgeh
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        It won't let me redo either......

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        1. Mark
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          Ah...sorry guys.

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    4. brianutd-why always we? 20
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      School boy error! Will do it again ta

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    5. Granville
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      Ok it's fixed now. For those who have already submitted, can they redo.

      It wasn't allowing you to give the same rating for the sections of the podcast so you effectively were giving an order.

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      1. The Light Knight
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        Nope- as Spiderman says everybody gets 1

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    6. Podge
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      you need to pick one score for each part of question 7 rating them in order, cant have all 10s.

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      1. Granville
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        it's working now

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  24. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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    Seeing that Luiz challenge again, that was absolutely horrendous. Potential leg-breaker.

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    1. DRIZ ✅
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      looked fine

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    2. Acquafresca
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      +1. Red card for me.

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      1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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        100% a straight red. I don't like seeing this sort of thing creeping into Luiz' game, and it seems to be more prevalent recently. He's going to get himself a reputation as a dirty player if he keeps that up.

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        1. Granville
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          Nice one, thanks for being a Chelsea fan and agreeing. I was beginning to feel this partisanship that we've seen with Suarez and tonight with Luiz was becoming endemic.

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  25. Tibidabo
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    So will Bertrand start this weekend then?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      I hope so. 😀

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  26. seanie3
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    Michu, Fellani, mata, Walcott (puncheon)
    Rvp, tevez, benteke

    Is it crazy to ship out michu this week for bale and then bring him back in for Fellani for dgw

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      Makes sense if you think Fellaini will outscore Michu by more than 4 points this week. I wouldn't play it that way myself, though.

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      1. seanie3
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        What would you do please

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      2. seanie3
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        What would you do

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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          Hmmm, not sure actually, proably just Fellaini to Bale.

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          1. seanie3
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            Worried he could go crazy against Fulham at home this week

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    2. Podge
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      then ship Fellaini

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      1. seanie3
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        He has Fulham at home yeah

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  27. palace ash
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    I'd love to know your thoughts on my team?

    Begovic (NOR)

    Azpilicueta (SWA), Harte (QPR), Enrique(new)

    Bale -c- (wig), Fellaini (FUL), Nasri (WHU), Gerrard (new)

    Remy (rdg), RVP -vc- (ars), Tevez (WHU)

    Bench: Jaaskeleinen (mci), Puncheon (WBA), Davies (che), O'Brien (mci)

    I know Harte is unlikely to play, but I have my benchers, plus don't like spending points on defenders.

    Do I need to make any changes?

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    1. Podge
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      If u get a DGW def its worth the hit

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      1. palace ash
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        Was planning on getting Zabaleta and Boyce next GW.

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        1. Podge
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          I'd take the hit now rather than next week if HTH matches arent a big thing for you.

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  28. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    If you couldn't afford Pienaar to Mata would you

    a) Sell Fellaini instead
    b) Play both Everton mids
    c) Take a hit for a different planned transfer and get Mata in for Pienaar next week?

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    1. DRIZ ✅
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      b

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    2. Podge
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      Probably C if it works for this week and next

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        It'd be Berba to Defoe

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        1. Podge
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          I'd fancy Defoe to outscore him this week if he plays, but....

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  29. Piggs Boson
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    So Cole is out of the second leg. He's the Chelsea defender to get for the double then, not that their fixtures are great...

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      I'd rather have Kolarov 😉

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      luiz is probably a better shout still, more chance of attacking returns

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    3. Podge
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      Aye Spurs def makes more sense

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      1. Piggs Boson
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        Yeah, I won't be touching the Chelsea defence myself, but the option is there now.

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    4. Elniñorules
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      No CS in the DGW, so wouldn't get him.

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      1. Piggs Boson
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        +1

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  30. Bøwstring The Carp
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    I just about forgot this Gameweek until all the high scores were announced again... 🙁

    Dismal 34.

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    1. DRIZ ✅
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      lmao

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