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The ScoutCast – Episode 135 – Arrivals

28 August 2014 4924 comments
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With cheque books fluttering on the eve of the transfer window slamming shut, our Fantasy seasons could be transformed by some notable new arrivals. In this week’s ScoutCast episode, Granville and I chew over the latest fresh faces to crash the player list – United’s “Angel” Di Maria and Liverpool’s “Devil” Balotelli.

With just a single point between us and the comfort of top 100k placings, my co-host and I are more than just a little content as we the rule over the current bandwagons and preview another weekend’s action. It won’t last.

Bed yourself in via this link, or get acclimatised via the handy player below…

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

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  1. Ludo
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Think I'm doing Dzeko > Adebayor tonight with my FT. I think...

    The plan was to do it for GW4, but if Adebayor rises tonight, as seems likely, it's going to take me two transfers rather than one to do it, and I don't particularly want to downgrade anywhere else. Dzeko should start this weekend, and has the better fixture, but there's some chance that he won't start, and zero chance that Adebayor won't.

    My other worry is Costa, but I'm encouraged by the reports that he's in contention for the weekend. If he doesn't feature, then I have Rio coming off the bench, which, at home to Sunderland, wouldn't be the worse thing in the world... I suppose I could also move him on for Jovetic for a hit tomorrow, but like I said, I suspect that he'll be okay. And in any case, if he's in contention now, then he should be fine with two weeks rest before Swansea at home, a fixture I'd want to have him for.

    So, any thoughts on pulling the trigger tonight, is my thinking flawed?

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    1. Ludo
      • 12 Years
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      Ah, my ramblings are at the top of the page, apologies...

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      1. Venom Snake
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        Sounds reasonable

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        1. Ludo
          • 12 Years
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          Cheers!

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  2. CCaddy
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Lamela or erikson

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    1. Nice 2 Michu
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Chadli then Costa > Aguero

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  3. crteer
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    De Gea / (Gilks)
    Debuchy / Clyne / O'Shea / (Caulker & Bruce)
    Mata / Fabregas / Ramsey / Sterling / (El Ahmadi)
    Rooney / Costa / (Bojan)

    Any ideas for my team guys - with Costa injury scare, plus Bojan already injured, what do you think my options are?

    1 FT , 0.0 ITB

    Wildcard?

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    1. Pea Soup
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bojan to Fletcher 🙂 goal fest at QPR

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      1. crteer
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Would you suggest benching Costa then during this week?

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  4. HUMZAH96
      11 years, 3 months ago

      EVERYONE just reply to this with your captain for GW3

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      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Jovetic

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        1. Mata-Is-The-Juan
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          ^This

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      2. Gooner97
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        RAMBO

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      3. slaught
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        RVP

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      4. Sigga -Cardiff City-
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        Roonpig
        VC Hazard

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      5. faux_C
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Siggy

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      6. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        still sanchez

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        1. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          I still like this

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        2. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          I would do this if I owned him

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      7. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Eriksen or Siggy.
        Care to help me decide?

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      8. Parm
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        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Still Aguero

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        1. gravless
          • 14 Years
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          😯

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      9. tw
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        Ramsey

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      10. Sofarsogood
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        tadic

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      11. Get up ya bum
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        Jovetic

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      12. SEASIDER
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        Sanchez

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      13. Piggs Boson
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        Van Persie

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        1. pundit of punts
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          😯

          You got RVP in?

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      14. FPL Notebook (John)
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        Rooney

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      15. Pea Soup
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        FLETCHER

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      16. NissA
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        Siggy

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      17. syke63
        • 12 Years
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        Changed to Ramsey

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      18. HUMZAH96
          11 years, 3 months ago

          A lot of replies, some interesting choices...

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        • Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
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          Aguero

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        • Reedy
          • 15 Years
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          Aguero

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        • Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Rambo or Fab, Rambo at he moment.

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        • Vamos Los Celeste
          • 12 Years
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          eriksen

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      19. Venom Snake
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Since when did I have 4 players flagged 😯

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      20. Flying Assassins
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Got 2 Ft's still not sure what to do with them. Any suggestions?

        Bego Gilks
        Coloccini Wisdom Debuchy Hutton PVA
        Ramsey Eriksen Mata Marney Sterling
        Dzeko Rooney Costa

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        1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
          • 12 Years
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          wait for news on dzeko

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          1. Flying Assassins
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            If its bad, who would you suggest as the replacement?

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            1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              jovetic/adebayor

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        2. Venom Snake
          • 12 Years
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          Bego to Forster and save the other

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          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            This

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      21. Twisted Saltergater
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Quick one...

        a) Naismith + Sterling
        b) Adebayor + JWP

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        1. syke63
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          B

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      22. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        how would you get siggy and jovetic into this team? (2 FTs)

        Krul
        Debuchy, Pieters, Davies, Hutton, Moore
        Haz, Ramsey, Sterling, Mata, Marney
        Rooney, Costa, Jelavic

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        1. faux_C
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          11 years, 3 months ago

          Downgrade Mata or Rooney for a start.

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          1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
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            which?

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            1. faux_C
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Personally think Di Maria will effect Mata's game time, but that's a hunch.

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              1. faux_C
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                If you've got anything in the bank you can do Mata->Siggy and Jelavic->Jovetic...

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        2. Mata-Is-The-Juan
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Looks like you'd have to sacrifice Hazard--But he's such a nice differential as everyone else has Cecs though.

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      23. pundit of punts
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Watch Costa score a brace this weekend now that a lot have knee jerked and shipped him.

        Mata-Jovetic from last weekend all over again. 😉

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        1. tw
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          *dzeko 😉

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        2. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Would be nice

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      24. faux_C
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Would you play Yoshida or PVA?

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        1. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          PVA

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        2. The Shadow
          • 14 Years
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          PVA

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        3. Acquafresca
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          pee vee aay

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      25. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Pretty happy with this: http://i.imgur.com/CgZJvH1.png

        2FT used, £0.4m in the bank.

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        1. OptimusBlack
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Bego > Krul

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          1. Parm
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
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            Maybe later.

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        2. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Naismith AND Albrighton?

          Could cause problems with Eto'o there.

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          1. Parm
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            • 14 Years
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            Why would Martinez drop Naismith in the near future? I have a feeling Eto'o is only in to add depth with Europa League commitment this season.

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      26. Tinchy Sneijder
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Please have suggestions,
        =============Krul===========
        ====PvA-----Cahill-----Dummett====
        Hazard-----Tadic-----Ramsey----Siggy
        ==Aguero-----Rooney-----Adebayor==

        Bench: Moore, Wisdom, King
        Should I have mata out and Adebayor in?---->This opens up Lamela or Eriksen, should I have them over Tadic

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      27. A.
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        How accurate is TotalFPL at the moment, will Aguero rise tonight?

        Id rather wait til tomorrow before bringing him in

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Still not A. Seems it'll be educated guess work for a while at least.

          http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/08/26/scout-report-marcos-rojo/?hc_page=5#hc_comment_8079809

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        2. The Mandalorian
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Fiso also showing different prices with aguero not rising also clichy was suppossed to rise last night but hasnt

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      28. Gaffers
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Is Costa's wheelchair really a necessity? Last time I tore my hamstrings to shreds I was only given crutches.

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      29. bdwhite91
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        So is starting Diego Costa the popular choice this week? Everyone reckon it will be all or nothing for him?

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      30. So Klose
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Guys I have Costa, Dzeko and Muney injured and I am affraid I won´t have 11 players to play.

        I am thinking about:

        Terry , Dzeko + Costa -----> Colocini + Aguero + Adebayor + 0.5m

        For a 8 point hit.

        What would you do ?????

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        1. gravless
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          stay calm and wait for news tomorrow

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      31. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Where are you all Costa LOLers from this morning , eh?

        Unbeleavable that so many have knee jerked costa out today based on false The Sun roumours, that Costa falls!!! You're a joke, people!!

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        1. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
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          k m8

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        2. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          🙄 chill winston

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        3. HUMZAH96
            11 years, 3 months ago

            I was the leader in the 'S*n, Telegraph etc. are liars' 🙂

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          • tw
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Price drop? 😯

            He rose before though so it's not like we've lost anything on him

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          • AWOL-Ekotto
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            How do you know that he is falling?

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        4. Game...Blouses
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Squad look in line for the weekend? Pending Costa is fit, of course.

          Krul
          Terry / Bertrand / Van Aanolt
          Rambo(C) / Mata / Fabergas / Siggy
          Costa / Jovetic / Roony

          Foster - JWP - Hutton - Dummett

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          1. Game...Blouses
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Guess my team left you all speechless?

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            1. Ludo
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Looks good, yep. Quite a benching dilemma with your defence, I think I'd want to play the home players though - Hutton and Dummett over Bertrand and van Aanholt. Very tough to call though, any of them could keep a CS, really.

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            2. Captain Beefheart
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Yes is pretty impressive, same front 7 as me, as well as Hutton and Drummet, decent team I hope.

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          2. Game...Blouses
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks guys. Me defense is my dilemma for sure, I'd play them all if I could.

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        5. Ikey Warrior
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Jonny Evans or Phil Jones.

          As bad as United's defense may be, I can't say no to those fixtures.

          If I get Evans at 5.4, it'll leave me £1.0m in the bank. If I get Jones at 5.5, I'm left with an awkward £0.9m.

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          1. bdwhite91
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            No stay away. Jones is stinking up my team. I don't trust him to get a clean against Burnley...

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            1. Mata-Is-The-Juan
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Have faith-- Got to deliver CS points soon.

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          2. NissA
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            I'd stay away from their defense.

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        6. CCaddy
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          A) fab & mata

          B) Sanchez & Erikson/ lamela

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          1. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
            • 11 Years
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            A

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            1. Tinchy Sneijder
              • 11 Years
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              A

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              1. OptimusBlack
                • 12 Years
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                A

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        7. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Slow start so I am thinking of WC'ing during the Int break with this team:

          Krul Gilks
          Clyne Caulker PvA Moore Hutton
          Eriksen Fabregas Mata Siggy Marney
          Rooney Costa Sturridge

          Plan to do Costa>Jovetic(c) this week.

          Crazy??

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          1. Coaly
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            I'd do Sturridge to Kun , captain Rooney and save WC if I were you

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            1. bdwhite91
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              I like this better

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            2. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Nice idea but that would involve a hit and Aguero may not start. I feel the midfield needs Ramsey + Sterling and want to double on liverpool from gw4.

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          2. bdwhite91
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            It's not crazy, especially if you really are going to WC next week. Hopefully Jovetic starts for you.

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            1. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Cheers. The thought of WC'ing so early makes me think it's crazy but need to catch up on lost ground!

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        8. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          With Austin looking likely to recover from injury, is it worthing holding on to him and starting him this weekend?

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          1. Get up ya bum
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Yup

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        9. Jay_
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Just sticking with my team , Ramsey (C) then sit back and reorganise after gw3, my only worry is , will the prices change a lot during the international break ? Say for instance Jovetic bags a hat trick , how much would he go up in between the end of Gw3 and start of gw4 ?

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            1. Coaly
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              No

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          • Qubit
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Can anyone remind me what time (GMT) price rises occur? Ta 🙂

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            1. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              1.30 am

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              1. Qubit
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Cheers. 🙂

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          • Acquafresca
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Cambiasso to Leicester 😯

            😆

            The guy is almost 40...

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            1. Demí
              • 14 Years
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              Wouldn't class 34 as almost 40. He'd instantly be their best central midfielder if he went. Great bit of business, if it means the difference between staying up and going down.

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              1. Acquafresca
                • 14 Years
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                Oops, swear he was around 40 for some reason. Probably thinking of Zanetti.

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            2. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
              • 12 Years
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              closer to 30 than 40

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              1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
                • 12 Years
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                not unheard of for midfielders of that level to be able to still produce at mid 30s. giggs, scholes, lamps, gerrard, pirlo, alonso...

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            3. Parm
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              He's just turnt 34...

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              1. Gnu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Turnt - sounds rude!.

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            4. charmed
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Hey Acquafresca
              shall i made Henderson to di maria for -4hit
              or
              lovern to dier for -4 hit
              or
              costa to jovetic or Balotelli for -4hit
              or don't take a hit?

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              1. Acquafresca
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Don't take a hit. Unless Costa is ruled out tmrw.

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                1. charmed
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Really Thanks a lot Acqua
                  cheers 🙂

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                  1. charmed
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    kindly who 3 to bench from and in order?

                    Lovren/Wisdom/Hutton/Bruce/Debuchy
                    Sigurdsson/Sterling/Ramsey/Fábregas/Henderson
                    Diego Costa/Rooney/Naismith

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          • Coaly
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Is anyone doing Dzeko to Ade tonight solely for value reasons?

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            1. Ludo
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Partly... Not sure though.

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              1. Coaly
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                As much as it's really gonna p*** me off having that awkward .1 less when I ship him out on Saturday, I still think he will do better than Ade.

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          • t4thomas
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Anyone got any information on the Kun injury rumour?

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            1. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Was supposed to be ok and finished out his training session afterwards

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          • oven
            • 12 Years
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            Which 3 to start of this group:

            Lovren / Debuchy / Caulker / Wisdom

            Thinking Lovren / Debuchy / Caulker...

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            1. gravless
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              I think the way you do

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          • Salfpilgrimlfc
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Going to keep costa i think, and save a -4 but who will score more points out of trippier, wisdom or Zamora?

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            1. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Think Wisdom got the best chance out of that lot

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          • Snikii
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            https://twitter.com/GeniusFootball/status/505079249511141377/photo/1 sorry if it has been posted already

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            1. Parm
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Because football doesn't matter, RULES do?

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            2. In Like Flynn.
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Please don't post links in foreign languages in future. Thank you.

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