en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/795823 Comments by MFaulkner http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/saturdays-dugout-discussion-20/#IDComment64368825 question: does Gary Cahill make Bolton's defence worse? I'm pretty sure they didn't defend this badly when he was injured, and haven't kept a clean sheet with him in the side all year. Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:25:26 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/saturdays-dugout-discussion-20/#IDComment64368825 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/saturdays-dugout-discussion-20/#IDComment64364402 the big question is, how many more does Own Goal have to score this season before the word 'conspiracy' gets thrown about? Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:33:15 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/saturdays-dugout-discussion-20/#IDComment64364402 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/saturdays-dugout-discussion-20/#IDComment64363692 who else captained Own Goal this week? I know he's been out of form lately, but he has a knack of scoring goals for United in these tight away games. Especially when Rooney's missing or not quite on his game. Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:24:31 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/saturdays-dugout-discussion-20/#IDComment64363692 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/the-pre-match-preamble-38/#IDComment64324804 re the five transfers: Thank you Mark. Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:49:30 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/the-pre-match-preamble-38/#IDComment64324804 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/intense-debate-for-the-weekend/#IDComment64323567 loving the season ticker-esque abbreviation of Wolfsburg. I can see Duff playing Hull, Stoke and Wolves, then getting a rest for Wigan and Liverpool (Europa is a Thursday, so more likely to have a break after the games, rather than before). Really don't know if that's worth the effort. But... Bullard... plays... for... Hull! Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:33:58 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/intense-debate-for-the-weekend/#IDComment64323567 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/intense-debate-for-the-weekend/#IDComment64322979 I really really want Duff back, but there's going to be some nasty Roytation coming up I reckon. Think I'll check Fulham's schedule and Bullard's chalkboards. Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:25:45 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/intense-debate-for-the-weekend/#IDComment64322979 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/intense-debate-for-the-weekend/#IDComment64321995 haha you'll never guess who he's got in the H2H league this week :D :D :D Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:11:51 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/intense-debate-for-the-weekend/#IDComment64321995 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/intense-debate-for-the-weekend/#IDComment64321736 Okay, seriously. N'Zogbia replacement. 7.8 to spend. Don't want Etherington. Talk to me. Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:08:18 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/intense-debate-for-the-weekend/#IDComment64321736 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/intense-debate-for-the-weekend/#IDComment64321198 He'd be pretty stupid to. Villa are a counter-attacking side and actually do better against sides in the top half of the table. It's the weaker teams they struggle against, because sides like Wolves and Sunderland are happy to go up to Villa Park and sit on a draw. Chelsea's defence is pretty makeshift too, I'm sure he'd like Downing and Bashley to have a run at Paulo F and Zhirkov. Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:01:29 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/27/intense-debate-for-the-weekend/#IDComment64321198 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64270105 Threw one last week didn't I? It's actually been pretty hard to lose up until this week, took an 8 pointer a few weeks ago and still walked to the 3 points. I think the luck is just piling up; the weeks I have an opponent having a good week, I have a better one, the weeks I have a bad week, my opponent has a worse one. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:44:17 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64270105 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64268767 He did, although so did Santa Cruz, and Mark Hughes. Souness did well in several jobs, but has any manager ever had such destructive spells in charge of clubs as Souness has at Newcastle and Liverpool? both teams are still recovering from his respective tenures. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:36:34 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64268767 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64268200 Might do the same thing. Part of me is shouting "but Hull are shit and Bullard's a crock", but those fixtures look nice and he should be the one to benefit if Hull do score, or something. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:31:13 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64268200 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64267095 McLaren is the most classic example of assistant coming into take over and dicking it up. I guess Mowbray has to be up there too in that list of crap managers after his persistence with expansive (losing) football at West Brom and Celtic. He got patronised last season, but really, he drove the best of the three promoted sides back down without any kind of fight. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:19:38 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64267095 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64266172 The guy who replaced Dowie at Charlton - Les Reed. Rule number 1 of replacing the manager who just left: don't replace him with the bloody assistant. Anyway, Graeme Souness is still the worst manager of all time. Hull have just got to be grateful they didn't get him. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:12:02 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64266172 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64265577 I remember that basic site template they used for a while when the server hand the major shut-down, and Mark was working so hard at it, Andy had to do the picks. Anyways, yeah, I liked that old cranky site thingy in comparison to this. At least I knew where the comments were. And actually, it was extremely easy to work out which reply was which - more so than any other comments system. Oh can we have the orange lights back too please? Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:07:10 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64265577 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64259793 urrrgh why can I see all these posts in the 'recent comments' section that don't actually exist on the comments section itself? is Intense Debate actually getting worse? Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:31:34 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64259793 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64257667 I gots myself a similar problem, only I already have Arteta, and I hate every other midfielder out there to replace N'Zogbia. Apart from Malouda, and he's too expensive. **curses the Europa League and it's effect on my favourite Fulham midfielders** Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:10:41 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-scout-picks-7/#IDComment64257667 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-weekend-team-news-33/#IDComment64246920 ah hmm. okay, maybe that didn't work. nothing to see here. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:42:30 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-weekend-team-news-33/#IDComment64246920 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-weekend-team-news-33/#IDComment64246773 It could get very confusing couldn't it? Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:41:09 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-weekend-team-news-33/#IDComment64246773 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-weekend-team-news-33/#IDComment64244975 just a little tip, remember to use the reply button. It's not so criminal on WordPress, but with this system, a lot of people use the Last Activity button, meaning your comment could be miles away from where ever the post was that you meant to reply to. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:25:07 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2010/03/26/the-weekend-team-news-33/#IDComment64244975