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14 August 2014 7186 comments
Mark Mark
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A new beginning. On the eve of a new campaign, two grumpy middle-aged has-beens gather in a studio to recall the summer’s feast of football and look ahead to another Fantasy season, full of hope.

There’s no frills. No live video cast. No special guests. Just Granville and I, stripped back and almost unplugged.

Don’t let that put you off, though. Even with our limited powers we at least attempt to cut through the issues currently rattling around in the minds of Fantasy managers.

We assess the Old Trafford revolution, the world without Suarez and the merits of the three-man strike force. We slice through the current transfer trends and weigh up matters such as the Sigurdsson/Bojan rotation, Fagregas vs Hazard and the Chelsea back four conundrum. We also manage to warm up with a nice little argument about the Alexis Sanchez bandwagon – the traditional pre-season barney.

Be there at the birth via this link, or witness the new dawn via the handy player below.

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

  1. Method man
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Lamela or eriksen?

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    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      im leaning towards erik, at 1 stage I thought of getting both tbh

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    2. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Im going with lamela

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    3. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Both, + Ade

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      1. Method man
        • 11 Years
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        Why?

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    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Is there anywhere I should look for help with a 3-way defensive rotation (1 plays each week)?

    Any help would be great. 🙂

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    1. kennethrhcp
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      one of the lads has a spreadsheet with links... I forgot to save it 🙁

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        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        nothing about 3-way on that though I don't think

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        1. Sharkytect
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          There is an app someone made called fpl wizard. It is quality.

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            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            got a link? 🙂

            is it this: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/08/04/player-rotation-app-launches/ ?

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            1. Sharkytect
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              That's the one! Download it!

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                • 12 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                will do! 🙂 sounds good, ta.

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        2. kennethrhcp
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          oh I thought there was? my bad if not!

          there was a lot of links & I thought 1 was...

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            • 12 Years
            11 years, 5 months ago

            well if you can find it, let me know! 😛

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            1. kennethrhcp
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 5 months ago

              I tried for ages... more pages than ever to get through!!! getting back to here took a min or 2 🙂

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                • 12 Years
                11 years, 5 months ago

                cheers anyway. 🙂 the app above sounds like what I want.

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        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        looks interesting, ta. 🙂

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      1. Pompel
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        ta, will have a look

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  2. kennethrhcp
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    is a front 8 of:

    Cesc, Hazard, Eriksen, Ramsey, Young
    Rooney, Costa (Austin/Bent & save 1mil)

    overkill?

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

    Best 5M defender now TP is gone

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    1. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Ward

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    2. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Caulker for sure

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    3. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Clyne

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  4. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Pronounced Boyan not Bojan!!!

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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      yawn. 🙄

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      yea!

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    2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      THIS!!!!

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    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Oh boj 🙄

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        😀

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    4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      its pronounced throatwarblermangrove actually

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    5. stilicho
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Would you like to join the Campaign for Correct Pronunciation in Popular Music? We need that kind of zeal.

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    6. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Bojangles.

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    7. beric
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I says em like i see em

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  5. Ferguson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    My defence:

    De Gea
    Debuchy, Terry, Vertonghen (subs: Wisdom, Hutton)

    Vertonghen is a big risk for gw1.
    Who shall I replace him with?

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    1. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Baines.

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    2. Method man
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Expensive back line!

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  6. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Think fab will out score mata but don't want to triple up on chelsea and only have one utd player

    Bad logic though

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    1. Texas Pete
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I'm liking Mata this season. Probably back to his best position and finished last season strong plus the Van Gaal factor. I'm optomisitic

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  7. Aubamazette
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    As pulis has now left, starting Gw1 shall i have Ramsey as captain or stick with Rooney? (Skyff)

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      rooney

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    2. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      50% ownership

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  8. KISSES
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Which midfielder for 8-8.5m would you pick, I already have Sturridge?

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    1. An Púca
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Eriksen

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    2. JayBomb
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling or Eriksen ?

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    3. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      sterling lamella nasri

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    4. beric
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling

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  9. An Púca
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Huth and Shawcross the 2 definite Stoke CB's?

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    1. Aston Villa-Boas
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      not huth

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    2. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      huth not nailed on yet

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      1. An Púca
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        So who's due to partner ShawX

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        1. Messi & fabregas
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Wilson it seems for week 1

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        2. QPR expects... glory!
          • 14 Years
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          Wilson

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  10. Kerz
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Jovetic owners: are you feeling confident?

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

      I don't own but he will play first game

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

      *Yovetic

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        😆

        'Yovetich'

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    3. XhakaCan
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Not really 🙂

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

    Best 2 4M defenders?

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  12. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Which defence do you like...

    A. Evans (or Jones) Caulker Clyne Wisdom Hutton
    Or
    B. Chambers* Caulker Clyne PVA Chester

    *Chambers to be transferred out when Mert back, possibly for a Stoke defender (depending who plays)

    Thanks 🙂

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    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      B is my defence 😯

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      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        😯

        Shall I put you down for B then?

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        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah I'll go with B. I did have Ward but have done him to Chester. Have 0.5m left over now and don't know what to do with it. Might get Foster to rotate with Krul or something.

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    2. Cauthon91
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I like B better simply because of the better cover with PVA and Chester.

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      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

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  13. JayBomb
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    How would you fit Hazard into this team ?
    Who to get rid off and replace with who ?
    Or should I just leave it the way it is?

    Bego, Given
    Cahill, Lovren, Debuchy, Hutton, Wisdom
    Rambo, Eriksen, Mata, Sterling, Isgrove
    Rooney, Costa, Bojan

    Ideas please thx!

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    1. Lazarus Star
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Looks good. Will be hard to get Haz in without upsetting something else. Maybe downgrade Debuchy to Chambers to get Fab in for Eriksen.

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    2. Sputnikboy
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      thats over 100 mil by my reckoning...nice team though.

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      1. Lazarus Star
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        It's bang on £100M...I checked as thought the same. It's a good use of money.

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  14. Fernando Torres
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    Best 5.5M defender lads?

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    1. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Lovren.

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      1. The Hindu Monkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        No. No. No. Where has this madness come from? He plays for Liverpool? A team who POUR forward at every chance, have an error prone keeper, an aging Gerrard protecting and Martin Donkey Skertel as their first choice defender. He's a great player, but he won't score a huge number of points unless he scores 5 plus goals.

        Evans, all be it a doubt is a much better bet, as is Debuchy who will keep more clean sheets and get more assists. I'd rather have Shawcross or Jags. Or Caulker and Clyne.

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    2. Trigg ⭐️
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      Jevans or Debuchy?

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    3. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Ward. Keep the change.

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      1. Trigg ⭐️
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Palace defenders just lost their charm ...

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        1. Home Run Baker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Apparently not in my opinion.

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      2. Kerz
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Despite Pulis' departure and the new-found uncertainty/instability? Pulis made Palace rock-solid at the back, not sure if I trust their defence without him...

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        1. The Hindu Monkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          I bombed Ward out within 30 seconds. Palace have gone from 13th to 18th in my predictions in one, foul, swoop.

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        2. dmenezes
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          Millen was there with Pulis knows the tactics so defence will be sound. have not been solid during preseason however at the back but award & Kelly now best bets. weekend will be too soon for Kelly though

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  15. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    can anybody attach me a link to the points scoring in the sun dream team please?
    cant find it anywhete would be very grateful

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    1. Le Saux Solid Crew
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      it's on how to play on their website.

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  16. The Mighty One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Long day at work...traffic will be bad on the way home...and the first ScoutCast of the season is released. Awesome. Now I won't mind the drive. Cheers to Gran & Mark.

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  17. Ginola14
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Any value in Brady or Ireland could be bargains at 5m?

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  18. Trigg ⭐️
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    I really don't fancy Costa to do well this season, but he is starting to worry me a little.

    Should I start with him, just in case?

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    1. Ginola14
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Look how many chances chel created when they had Torres to miss them all!

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    2. Lazarus Star
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      In theory he will have the best service in the Prem.....but then again Torres was prolfic before he put a blue shirt on.

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  19. The Hindu Monkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    right last decision and I'm done.

    Sturridge and Steven Davis
    or
    Costa and Henderson

    bear in mind I already have Hazard. Thanks!

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  20. Messi & fabregas
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    mata or eriksen or lamella ?

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    1. Texas Pete
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      1st 2 in my team other one on the watchlist.

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  21. tw
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    who are the top 3-4 4.5m defenders in your opinion?

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    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      PVA
      Chester
      Colo
      N.Taylor

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  22. XhakaCan
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone thinking of punting on Ramsey (c) ?

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  23. Nicks93
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Ramsey (C) ?

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    1. Trigg ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Spooky!

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  24. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Off to the pub,sober tinkering is no good need an antidote,4 carlings would seem to be the best medicine,so far

    courtois

    cahill / chambers / wisdom

    young / eriksen / sterling / ramsey

    dzeko / costa (c) / pig

    myhill / siggy / naughton / taylor..

    alterations after beer to follow....

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  25. copps
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    for bets on first manager to leave this season, would pulis count? seeing as the season starts in 2 days

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

      yes, pulis wins,they will open another market tomorrow on the next manager to leave...

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    2. Abel Xavier
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Yes, the market was called Next Manager To Leave

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  26. FPL Touches
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    When I realise my team is shite on Saturday morning, 11:25:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtZ2vYm2nXQ

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  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
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    might just keep kelly in. 4.5m and cheap.

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    1. copps
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      i am

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    2. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
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      Lol.

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  28. Aston Villa-Boas
    • 12 Years
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    So sturridge or rooney for captain? leaning toward sturridge...

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  29. Reckoner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Hoilett!

    Is he a big doubt now Mutch has arrived? Seems a chance he could end up OOP up front, or on the bench with Remy and Mutch starting. Annoying for a cheap player having a good pre-season to miss out if so.

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    1. QPR expects... glory!
      • 14 Years
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      He's good as benched unless we go 4-4-2 (very unlikely)

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