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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. MemFish Peday
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    http://gyazo.com/d464ffc77ba4b7b70245483ca510a3c6

    Feel free to criticize

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    1. Heydudes13
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      Pretty decent.

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    2. Tim Canterbury
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      Crap username, no grav

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  2. Pinatta
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    Players you have had since your FIRST draft?

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    1. Pinatta
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      Rooney, Mata, Ramsey, Krul, Elliot

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      1. royals forever
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        Rooney, Sanchez, Hazard, De Gea, Guzan, PVA

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    2. MemFish Peday
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      Begovic Ramsey Rooney Myhill

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      1. The Hindu Monkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
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        It was Ward, Rooney and Fab. It's now just Rooney and Fab.

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    3. kennethrhcp
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      rooney, costa & Naylor

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    4. Fernando Torres
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      Rooney Ramsey Costa Eriksen

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    5. MJ6987
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      Ramsey (although he went out and back in)
      Hazard
      Krul

      That's it.

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      1. MJ6987
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        Oh, and Elliott

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    6. MooseKens
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      Rooney, Hazard, Debuchy, Cahill, Krul

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    7. Az
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      Rooney
      Chester

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    8. Kip
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      Eriksen

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    9. Judas
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      eriksen, aranautovic

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    10. Method man
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      Rooney sturridge Ramsey

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  3. froodle
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    Hazard v burnley
    Or
    Sterling v Southampton

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    1. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      A

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    2. Messi & fabregas
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      b first match of the season at home would ne very enthusiastic for burnley

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  4. royals forever
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    In your opinion who is the best nailed on Swansea or West Ham to have

    Any ideas would be welcome

    TIA

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    1. Pinatta
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      Neil Taylor

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    2. royals forever
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      DF*

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  5. Fernando Torres
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    A) Lovren
    B) Debuchy
    C) Jones

    First to 3

    A) Hutton
    B Wisdom

    First to 3

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    1. FPL Touches
      • 14 Years
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      C
      B

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      1. Fernando Torres
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        Thanks for reply dude!

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    2. The Wizard of Ozil
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      i have BB at the min

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    3. XhakaCan
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      A
      B

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  6. copps
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    frazier campbell, hangeland and kelly for £2.4m. Amazing business from pulis on that kind of budget!

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    1. Pinatta
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      He's not the one who negoitates I guess.

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    2. dmenezes
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      problem was Pulis wanted to make bids for Crouch & Etherington but they would not allow it as wanted younger blood with potential on-sale value. Pulis got stroppy and took ball and went home. Palace made right call, tough for us so close to season starts but back the club which has the clubs interests at heart since saved us from going under few years back. We never a club who would spend 16 mil on 2 players (Siggy & Caulker) & club not going to jeopardise our financial future.

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  7. amol
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    Are CP relegation candidates?

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    1. SW6
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      Always were.

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    2. Abel Xavier
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      • 12 Years
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      Yes, 33% chance of relegation based on current odds

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  8. Ginola14
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    Has apple bonkers got kolorov?

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    1. Heydudes13
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      Yes.

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    2. mgrea
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      Is the sky blue

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    3. gravless
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      Should read: Kolarov has Applebonkers - by the balls.

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    4. Bubz
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      Do bears shit in the woods

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    5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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      does pulis sh*t in the woods

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  9. Trigg ⭐️
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    I guess it comes down to:

    A) Sterling and Giroud

    B) Henderson and Costa

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    1. gravless
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      a

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    2. Abel Xavier
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      I guess it does

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    3. QPR expects... glory!
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      A

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    4. Trigg ⭐️
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      Thanks folks. I agree!

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  10. # Young Gun SEAMUS #
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    Mannone

    Terry Dawson Jones

    Ramsey Mata Sterling Arnatovic

    Costa Rooney Jiovetic

    any changes need ??

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  11. JayBomb
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    Pick one??

    A Eriksen and Sterling
    Or
    Hazard and Siggy/Hendo

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    1. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      a.

      please do mine below x

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  12. Ramboo
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    Help needed guys! A or B and why?!

    A : Chester - Chambers - Debuchy - Hutton - Moore

    or

    B : Bruce - Wisdom - Terry - Hutton - Moore

    Thanks!!

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    1. Cauthon91
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      A if you're getting rid of Chambers after gw1. I don't think Bruce is nailed on.

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    2. The Hindu Monkey
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      a for me, as long as you're getting chambers out first week, but to be honest I'd touch neither with a barge pole!! 4 x 4m defenders? Mental.

      (p.s. please do my question below)

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  13. Cauthon91
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    Any thoughts?

    A Ramsey - Austin
    B Siggy - Giroud/Dzeko +0.5 in bank

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    1. The Hindu Monkey
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      ramsey austin all day and all of the night

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  14. The Hindu Monkey
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    Sturridge and Steven Davis
    or
    Costa and Henderson

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    1. SW6
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      C&H

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    2. Kerz
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      Costa+Hendo

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    3. JayBomb
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      Costa and Hendo

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    4. Ramboo
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      Costa and Henderson by a mile

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      1. The Hindu Monkey
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        decision made cheers!

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  15. Strawberry Jelavic
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    Evenin all! Riddle me this……

    Best 3 fullbacks for 5.5 or less, that we think will excel in adjusted BPS system?

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
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      Clyne and Davies

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      1. MJ6987
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        This

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    2. Pinatta
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      I'd say Debuchy is one.

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      1. MJ6987
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        And that

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      2. Strawberry Jelavic
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        He was my first thought but afraid he'll be a yellow card magnet!

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    3. The Hindu Monkey
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      clyne, ward, trippier (he will clean up post the first few game weeks when burnley get a good run of fixtures)

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    4. Little Frank
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      Trippier

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  16. Kerz
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    A) Caulker + Jovetic

    B) Ferdinand + Dzeko

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    1. Cauthon91
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      B if Ferdinand is nailed on.

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      1. Kerz
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        Because Dzeko is much safer than Jovetic?

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    2. Kip
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      A) easy

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      1. Kerz
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        Reason?

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  17. wedgec
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    To score more points 1st 8 GW's: Hutton or Wilson?

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  18. waltzingmatildas
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    I'm totally lost between Hazard fab and Costa...who are people going for?

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    1. Bubz
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      Haz+Cost here

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    2. tw
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      ideally haz + costa

      more likely i'll get cesc + costa

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    3. SW6
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      Fab and Costa for me

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      1. The Bandit
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        League not full yet?

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    4. Kerz
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      Cesc/Costa here.

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    5. Az
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      You guys all getting a chelsea defender too?

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    6. waltzingmatildas
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      I was on just Hazard, with sturridge. Thinking fab and Costa now. What do you reckon?

      A) Hazard and Luis
      B) Fabregas and Terry?

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  19. Daniel The Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    Does everyone agreed that Crystal Palace defence will not be as tight without Pulis in charge?

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    1. Ed
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      that's the general consensus. Don't think they'll roll over at arsenal though

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      1. Daniel The Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        Kelly still looking good value at 4.5 mil for a Palace defender, don't you think?

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    2. Az
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      100%

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    3. Kerz
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      I think so, but the effects of his departure will be felt fully in a few weeks time. Not necessarily this weekend, although it's possible.

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  20. Daniel The Gooner
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    *agree

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  21. Ed
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    best 4.5m mid?

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    1. Pinatta
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      Non, just non. Pick one you wont play him anyway

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  22. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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    Why the love for Caulker over Rio? Just due to better goal threat? Surely Rio is a certain first teamer? Reason I ask is I'm not too keen forking out 5m for a bloody QPR defender!

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    1. The Bandit
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      Massively better goal threat and Rio will soon be injured. Caulker or pass on both imo

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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        Interesting. Cheers!

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  23. Az
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    Giroud --> Dzeko?

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  24. awgJose
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    A) Costa, Silva, Duff
    B) Dzeko, Hazard, Clyne

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  25. pieces
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    How much gametime will Bentaleb get?

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    1. The Bandit
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      Could get plenty of time but not a great FPL option

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      1. pieces
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        Yep but a 4.5 midfielder, does get forward

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      2. RD84
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        Yeah, but really low ownership. If you just need a 4.5 to stick in, not a terrible option.

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        1. pieces
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          Kinda what I was thinking. Wanyama = meh, Tiote = injured, meh, may go to the Gunners, Marney = double meh

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  26. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
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    Seem to have settled on this (for now!) Any good?

    Mannone
    Cahill Debuchy Lovren
    Mata Henderson Ramsey ElAhmadi
    Holy Trinity

    Krul Wisdom Bruce Marney

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    1. DRAFTSNAKE
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      Decent, you're bottom-dollar is well spent too IMO
      I've gone for the big 3 too 🙂

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    2. Hughes the Daddy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      I'd upgrade your mid

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      1. Hughes the Daddy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        ** by downgrading defence

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  27. DRAFTSNAKE
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    Anyone else thinking that this Pulis story could be giving Sam Allardyce a twitchy bum?
    If I was West Ham I'd be all over Pulis like a rash.

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    1. The Bandit
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      Done deal

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      • 12 Years
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      doesn't exactly play the 'west ham way' that they crave

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    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Can't see it. The fans want attacking football and Pulis won't give them that.

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    3. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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      Would Dave Gold, or whatever the name of that shady geezer who owns W Ham, like him though? Isn't the whole reason big Sam is in trouble is because he plays boring football? Pulis' style is just a perfected version of Allardyce's imo

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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        Villa or WBA should be all over Pulis though

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    4. Lucky Luke
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Seems like allardyce has the rash

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    5. DRAFTSNAKE
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      Pulis wasn't just defensive for the sake of it though, it kept Stoke in the Prem (and even into Europe) when they had no money then gradually introduced a more attacking approach. Palace were one of the most balanced teams in the league under Pulis, just ask Roberto Martinez after they spanked them at Goodison

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  28. Tmel
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    Mata Fab Ramsey Siggy x
    Rooney Costa x

    a) Jovetic & Marney: Means playing 3-4-3, Jovetic is a big gamble but could come into his own
    b) Bojan/Ulloa & De Jong? Gives a better option of 3-5-2 or 3-4-3

    If the latter, will bench De Jong in GW 1 and then play him GWs 2-8 versus Villa, Palace, Soton, Hull, Stoke, Swansea & Leicester.

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  29. Kerz
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    Has anyone written on Siggy vs Henderson for the 4th mid spot? I'm finding it a difficult choice.

    (have just Lovren from Pool, no Swansea, if that makes a difference)

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  30. JayBomb
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    Pick one??

    A Eriksen and Sterling
    Or
    Hazard and Hendo then change hendo to Siggy GW 2

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