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Gameweek 11 - The FPL Captain Poll
It seems like only yesterday we did this (it almost is) but your new poll for the next gameweek - fast approaching this weekend - is now live.
While tonight’s games will obviously be a barometer for form, feel free to commit yourself to an early vote, or use the link in “Featured Discussions” in the middle column, to pop back in here later in the week to make your vote and add your opinion.
ronny?
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Reply by Fiji on October 29 10:17 am:
Dimitar Berbatov!!!
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Ronaldo for me. As I have said before, to justify the price tag I tend to always make him captain and see him as two Ronaldo’s for £7m each rather than one Ronaldo for £14m!!!
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Reply by Alexi on October 29 9:59 am:
nice way to look at it Gordon! Surely u must justify the money spent on him, anyways i always say to myself that if there is anyone u can count on it has to be the current best player in the world? On top of that i dont know when we will see a goalscoring midfielder like him again!
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im liking lampards fixture for this one……..and i think theres a real risk of ronnie being rested iof he plays 2nite. the big four all have favorable fixtures…..high scoring week me thinks.
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Reply by Dimitrije on October 29 10:13 am:
My thinking exactly, especially in view of the fact I don’t have Ronaldo…. That reminds me of the writing on the shirt I had
No money
No job
No girlfriend
No problems
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Reply by Old Grogg on October 29 11:54 am:
That’s very true, and echoes what George Orwell said in ‘Down and Out in Paris and London’;
When you have no money, when you really hit rock bottom, you have no concerns beyond short term gratification- your next meal, your next ciggie- purely because the future is obliterated.
Nietzsche said that true happiness is living like a cow in a field.
Camus would probably say that freedom to choose makes you anxious.
Sometimes it’s best to let things slide……
De Ridder for captain!
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Reply by Brad © (Fußball spielen) on October 29 1:21 pm:
Why try? It’s the first step towards failure.
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Reply by max on October 29 6:45 pm:
hahahaha. I like it
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Both Lampard and Ronaldo have good looking home fixtures for GW11 so I’ll make my decision judging on their respective performances tonight.
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Reply by Fran on October 29 11:28 am:
How is playing Hull a good fixture, they are presently higher than Man United!
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Reply by Raf on October 29 11:36 am:
because itll end up 3-0. thats a good fixture.
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Reply by johannl on October 29 12:01 pm:
hull will lose tonight and over the weekend , have hull city played chelsea and liverpool as yet ……… so u cant even think that hull is better than united , it will be a easy game for chelsea tonight and it will be a easy game for united over the weekend against them
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Reply by Croublade on October 29 12:02 pm:
Also, how was playing Zaki against Liverpool a good idea?
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I have Lamps too but really dont like how Deco affects his output! Chelsea are actually better without the Pora IMO!
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What do u think Fab out Deco in?
Thanx for ur help
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Reply by Dimitrije on October 29 10:32 am:
I would wait for two more games, unless you have no other concerns in your team in which case sure, Deco if healthy might even be more cash friendly version of Lampard because when they play side by side they pretty much share the points
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Reply by Tommy on October 29 10:45 am:
I personally will be keeping a very close eye on evertons cahill. He is in the right position as in just behind the lone striker, is a proven points/goal scorer, a little injury prone but a better option than both fab and deco imo..
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Reply by Luke on October 29 11:46 am:
a little injury prone is an understatement
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Reply by Sparky on October 29 12:49 pm:
Some nice fixtures coming up too, and a snip at 7.7m
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Reply by EasyLuckyFree on October 29 12:52 pm:
I’m trying to get Cahill in by rearranging over a couple of weeks. He has consistently picked up good points for a long time, barring injuries (which are becoming more and more frequent). Worth the risk in my mind. If he gets injured, take him out the next week…
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Reply by EasyLuckyFree on October 29 1:04 pm:
The only problem could be:
http://icliverpool.icnetwork.c....._page.html
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Here is my team,
Thinking on taking out Fab for Deco?
Any help would be good
Friedel
Evra, Ferdinand, Bosingwa, Hutton
Ronaldo, Lampard, Fabregas, Ashbee
Davies, Bednar
Thanx again
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Reply by Timbo on October 29 10:46 am:
I think you need to upgrade quite a few players - having Hutton, Ashbee, Davies and Bednar as starters looks quite weak. Who are your subs? Maybe change Fab for Arteta, Cahill or SWP and then upgrade a striker.
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Reply by Coozie on October 29 10:49 am:
Subs= Schwarzer, windas, mullins, meite
Thanx
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Reply by Dimitrije on October 29 10:46 am:
sure, You’ll even free up some fonds.
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Reply by Timbo on October 29 11:00 am:
I think it shows the problem of having three such expensive players in the side - you can rely on Bosingwa, Evra, and Ferdinand but having Ronny, Lampard and Fabregas is weakening your team too much elsewhere I think.
I’ve just gone for Ronny:
VDS (Schwarzer)
Bosingwa, Agger, Clichy, Garrido (Figueroa)
Ronaldo, Arteta, SWP (Denilson, Lawrence)
Defoe, Carew, Zaki
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i had a dream last night
that all the big four games will be o-o
and tuncay scores six goals!
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Reply by comfycoxy on October 29 10:45 am:
Haha. Dream on is what I have to say about that.
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you could throw ashley young into that mixture
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Ronaldo will play in my opinion, so defo Ron
If he doesn’t do much tonight fergie should play him V Hull with the hope he will score heavily against a knackered (after playin chelski) team
Fingers crossed
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Obviously Ronaldo… SAF gave a 25 goal target this season which is abt half of what he accomplised last season, which is sure to piss him off a little… He’ll want to score more than that.
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Reply by Fran on October 29 11:31 am:
Where did you get the 25 goals figure from?
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Reply by Jo on October 29 11:57 am:
Well.. SAF quoted that after he got his award.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/spo.....eason.html
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Reply by Brad © (Fußball spielen) on October 29 1:25 pm:
Yeh that article stinks of Ferguson trying enforce a policy of spreading the attacking impetus more evenly among the likes of Rooney, Tevez and of course Berby. Not good for investors of CRon (of which I am one). Hmmm…
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Reply by Fran on October 29 2:25 pm:
Brad - I have been telling everyone who does know their football that Ronaldo will not score even near 31 goals this season but maybe his assists will increase. Rooney and Berbatov will be sharing the goals obliviously!
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Reply by Marknlard on October 29 2:29 pm:
Fran, how many times?!
Your opinion does not equal fact.
I don’t think he’ll do as well as last season either, but do you notice the word THINK?!
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About midweek captain: I chose Lamps, than had a last minute change of harts and wanted to change to Laursen (He who dares wins Rodney), but my Internet died on me a blessing in disguise? we’ll see.
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Reply by STevvy on October 29 11:03 am:
With the midweek game against Celtics, I don’t expect Ron to start the Hull game this weekend.
Is that sensible?
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Reply by hsn on October 29 11:13 am:
Surely, league games are currently more important than CL games for SAF.. Ronaldo to play vs Hull, and will be dropped for the Celtic game possibly?
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Anyone seen the top points scoring team for FPL for the gameweek so far?
He has 3 Arsenal players (including leaving Fabregas on the bench), 3 United players, 3 West Brom players, and 3 Newcastle players. His attack force of Martins, Ameobi, and Miller all scored or assisted in last nights game. Funny or what.
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Reply by max on October 29 6:54 pm:
the only reason he did that was so he could be number 1 for a day!!!
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Reply by raf29 on October 29 6:56 pm:
Not if anything to say about it I have
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News update!!
Rooney is rested tonight according to bbc.co.uk, Tevez to take his place.
Ronaldo to start.
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Reply by Fiji on October 29 7:09 pm:
Yeah, and Dimitar Berbatov to score good points!!!
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Alright guys!
This is what im thinking.
Give ronaldo one more chnce tonight, then sell him if he underperforms. I realise he has scored well recently but at £14m, he should be flying. Am thinking of selling him and using the funds to replace him with a cheap midfielder and torres. That will give me a forward line of:
zaki Berbatov torres
am thinking Berbatov is due some higher scoring home games soon, and liverpool have a great run of game, as Mark said!!
What do you guys think? No risk, no return??
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Reply by EddieRooo on October 29 11:21 am:
i would love it if everyone in my league sold Ronaldo
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Hey mark, looks like your comments don’t realize the clocks have gone back…
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wheres it say that? link please?
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For those who captain Lampard today beware!
http://msn.football365.com/sto.....69,00.html
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Reply by Dr. Rog on October 29 11:36 am:
Hull play very narrow and Chelseas full backs will destroy them
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Reply by Dr. Rog on October 29 11:42 am:
do you still have 3 hull players starting today Fran?
please can you post a link of your team
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Reply by Fran on October 29 11:46 am:
My team is still not ready but what is your team?
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Reply by Hman on October 29 11:58 am:
Do people forget that hull got smashed by Wigan a few weeks back?
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Reply by Dr. Rog on October 29 12:06 pm:
i’ll show you mine if you show me yours
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Reply by Marknlard on October 29 12:30 pm:
You wanna hurry up, I got mine ready for GW1.
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Reply by Brad © (Fußball spielen) on October 29 1:26 pm:
Not ready? FFS it is GW11 love.
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Reply by dadoune on October 29 1:20 pm:
Fran only mentioned he had 3 Hull players because he was so confused to have told everybody to captain Berbatov last week end!! He never gives the link to his team because he will be too ashamed koz he’s so deep down in the league!! LOL
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Reply by Fran on October 29 2:28 pm:
dadoune - You are too clever for me!
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Reply by CK on October 29 2:53 pm:
I’m looking forward to seeing your team Fran. After subbing Lamps last weekend, predicting a Liverpool win and not captaining Ron you must be doing something right!?
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Reply by Marc on October 29 4:17 pm:
But he captained Berbatov, who would have only got him 4 points as captain in the end. So in fact he made a mistake; both Ronaldo and Lampard were equal in terms of output last week.
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Fran I bet you Hull get thumped tonight. An early goal for the Chelsea and then it will finish up about 3-0 or 4-0.
Hull have done v well so far but their position in the table is only a blip. It flatters them so much. They are nowhere in the league of the Uniteds, Chelseas, Liverpools and Arsenals of this world. They dont even come close to teams like Villa.
They are going to get a serious wake up call over the next few gamweeks IMO.
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Reply by Fran on October 29 11:47 am:
You mentioned Arsenal - they must have hammared Hull this season?
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Reply by comfycoxy on October 29 11:54 am:
Haha. Fran has a good point.
I do also believe that Hull could surprise everyone tonight and hold up well against Chelsea. Hull are flying high with confidence and Chelsea perhaps not after their defeat from Liverpool at home. Let’s not forget that Chelsea haven’t gone into a premier league fixture after just losing at home, for about 2 years now.
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Reply by max on October 29 6:59 pm:
for about 4 years now. the last time was against arsenal in feb 2004. i know this cos I am a gunners fan
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Reply by Raf on October 29 11:55 am:
hull 0-3 chelsea. and ill even come here after to say “i told u so”!!!!
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Reply by Andy on October 29 2:30 pm:
I’m with Fran, 1-1 or Hull 0-1 Chelsea.
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No Rooney, confirmed.
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Reply by Fran on October 29 11:48 am:
Where your proof there is not Rooney - you know the team listings already?
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Reply by Raf on October 29 11:54 am:
link please…….id doubt rooney will be benched!
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ok fran Hull must be better than Arsenal so are they??
If you believe that you should be banned from this site!
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Reply by comfycoxy on October 29 11:55 am:
Don’t be narrow minded Dancinator, he isn’t really saying that of course. He is just going on Hull’s league position, form, and morale!
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Reply by Fran on October 29 11:58 am:
Which team is higher in the league at the moment out of Arsenal and Hull. Ok, on paper Arsenal have a better looking line-up but that is not reflected on the charts. You’re right, maybe Hull will start slipping now? But if they win one of their next 2 matches it will send shockwaves through the fantasy league and football in general. Not impossible to do but hard!
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Reply by Raf on October 29 12:08 pm:
dont just judge on league position. hull have done well so far but i reckon teams will work out the way they play. with chelseas fullbacks bombing foward itll turn nasty 2nite. watch and see.
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Reply by Ste23 on October 29 12:48 pm:
Did Fran just say charts, defo a Bird then. Case solved
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Reply by dadoune on October 29 1:21 pm:
Dream they will win their 2 next matches..
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Reply by Fran on October 29 2:30 pm:
Correction: Not 2 matches dadoune, I said one.
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It’s true - Roon is out.
Just seen it on BBC! That means that Ron will be playing?
Team sheets not out til 6.30pm ish, but Roon removed from the squad.
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Reply by Fran on October 29 11:58 am:
Is Rooney injured or ill?
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Reply by Alexi on October 29 12:22 pm:
not even in the squad? lovely…
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Reply by Timbo on October 29 2:32 pm:
Don’t be silly. He’s there. He’ll play. United have 3 quality strikers and they’ll all be at least in the squad.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/h.....684640.stm
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I can’t see that on BBC - it’s reported on setanta news though, so def out.
Where is the BBC link?
Ah, can’t believe no Rooney!!!
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I’ve got ROONEY in 2 of my teams im thinking about transfering him out of one of them (who for)?
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Reply by Fran on October 29 12:04 pm:
Transfer him for either Torres, Berbatov or Robinho. Or better still Don’t transfer and see how he plays against potential league contenders Hull?
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Transfer deadline was yesterday you numskull.
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Reply by Ben on October 29 12:01 pm:
not in the game i play idiot!
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ADEBAYOR?
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Rooney’s fine
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I am going with Adebayor for capt vs Stoke if he performs tonight.Who’s with me….?
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oh just swaped for ade still got in one of my teams thogh
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Can anyone show me proof by a link about Rooney is out?
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Reply by EasyLuckyFree on October 29 12:08 pm:
Can’t find anything to that effect anywhere.
Where did this information come from?
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Reply by fergiesrednose on October 29 12:13 pm:
can’t believe it
some people will believe anything
I saw jebus yesterday, he said hey Im back!
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Reply by EasyLuckyFree on October 29 12:17 pm:
I didn’t believe it or disbelieve it. I don’t have Rooney so don’t really care either way. It would have been interesting though.
Don’t know why people get off on posting false rumours. Maybe mummy didn’t love them…
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Reply by fergiesrednose on October 29 12:33 pm:
it is funny though haha
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3 week plan. Your thoughts please:
Laursen out for Cuellar.
Garrido out for Traore.
0.5m left to strengthen midfield.
assuming prices stay the same but in any case it’s spare money which could be put to good use. Laursen isn’t getting the goals this term so in theory any Villa defender should do similarly well. Apart from the fact that Laursen has 8 bonus points, which is good for a defender.
I’m not sure.
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ZAKI 2 SCORE VS FULHAM
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ROONEY IS DEFINITELY PLAYING! I WISH PPL WOULD USE THIS FORUM TO SHARE USEFUL INFO RATHER THAN TRY TO f*** OTHER PEOPLE OVER!
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good joke………. but it doesnt say anywhere he’s out.
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rooney will play , berb will be on the bench tonight
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I take it back! Rooney is out according to the BBC.
Maybe he’s ill? Will keep you posted.
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Reply by Alexi on October 29 12:24 pm:
Yeah stop all this big talk fella’s and post some links!!
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Reply by Raf on October 29 12:26 pm:
that wasnt me…………rooney to play.
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Reply by Fran on October 29 12:30 pm:
Raf - do the sensible thing and get yourself a proper avatar today so people know who they are talking to. Don’t let people easily impersonate you - make it a bit harder for them. Do you know how to use Gravatar website?
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Reply by Raf on October 29 12:32 pm:
good idea but im at work so i cant download stuff. the pharmacy boss wouldnt be happy!!!
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Reply by Fran on October 29 12:37 pm:
You are not downloading anything - it all on the gravatar website! Get yourself an Avatar like Akers, Mark and myself!
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Reply by EasyLuckyFree on October 29 12:39 pm:
Or you can just upload something from the computer hard drive. Any old clip art or any picture file will do…
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Reply by max on October 29 7:07 pm:
would you say Aston Villa are better than Man United?? I dont think you can read much into the log this early on. League is about consistency, not bursts of form
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Reply by Revolver on October 29 1:04 pm:
Your Pharmacy must be quiet if you have time to come on here!
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Reply by Raf on October 29 1:12 pm:
its new. were doing 100 items a day. plenty of time for fantasy football!!!
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Reply by Revolver on October 29 1:19 pm:
haha good times
you a pharmacist?
Im doin a pharmacy degree
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Reply by raf29 on October 29 1:21 pm:
i am……… weve had just one customer today!!!
Reply by Revolver on October 29 1:29 pm:
work in tesco or something haha
Where is Charbel? His team is dross.
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Yeah, Big Waz is out - allegedly he has some viral infection.
Confirmed on football365.com
Link http://www.football365.com
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Reply by Raf on October 29 12:31 pm:
doesnt confirm it here.
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Rooney 100% out.
Now let’s change the subject!!!
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Reply by Raf on October 29 12:30 pm:
prove it then? and stop using my name. nob.
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Reply by Raf on October 29 12:34 pm:
Thats my name, cock shot
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Reply by Raf on October 29 12:36 pm:
ban this idiot mark. ill use another name. time waster.
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i dont suppose any of you Raf’s have a teamname called Rafa’s revenge.
If u do we are playing against eachother in this weeks head to head
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Reply by Raf on October 29 12:34 pm:
not me doc……..i have the mighty shark united. good team but no strength in depth.
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thats real likely
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guys, need a little input-
SWP out, in with either DECO/CAHILL (ALREADY HAVE ARTETA BUT THEY HAVE GREAT FIXTURES COMING) OR JOE COLE OR FAB?
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Reply by Alexi on October 29 12:49 pm:
Why do guys write in caps? must say its very annoying! Anyways id probably go Deco if u have Arteta but Cahill does free up cash and i am quite a fan of his so yeah i guess it depends on the rest of your team?
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Lads what exactly happens if u win your head to head league..anyone know?
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Reply by Brad © (Fußball spielen) on October 29 1:30 pm:
You engage in a celebratory masturbation.
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Newsflash… LAMPARD just spotted in an exclusive London Dental Surgery looking VERY uncomfortable. hmmmmm, interesting.
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Reply by Alexi on October 29 12:50 pm:
oh no!! time so sell??
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Reply by Marknlard on October 29 1:03 pm:
Not getting his jaw wired, is he? That would be bad news for him.
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My advice is sell now. Replace with Reid.
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Reply by Alexi on October 29 12:55 pm:
Great thinking there Pootle, love where your head’s at!
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Reply by Pootle on October 29 1:02 pm:
Hurrah!
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Gerrard for captain…..
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I’m genuinely considering dropping Ade for Carew after this week and bringing in Gerrard for SWP. What is the general concensus?
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Reply by Dr. Rog on October 29 1:02 pm:
good trade
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Newsflash… RONALDO just seen leaving tropical palm in Manchester looking completely shagged out and £40 worse off. My advice, sell now replace with Hamman.
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Mark, please get rid of this ‘raf’ guy who’s wasting our time.
He’s not checked bbc, and yet he’s doubting Rooney’s injury.
He is ill. I repeat, ROONEY is ill.
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Reply by raf29 on October 29 1:15 pm:
just checked and no news……which is good news.
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I admit Rooney is out!!
But please stop using my name. It really annoys me, and I can’t think of another.
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Reply by Alexi on October 29 1:16 pm:
Yeah i think Mark should make it so u have to register for the site so guys cant use ur name! Someone had mine the other day…
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Reply by EasyLuckyFree on October 29 1:19 pm:
Though in fairness both Raf and Alexi aren’t improbably rare names. I see how it would be annoying though, especially if their being dick’s with your name, like today. Get gravatar’s and you’ll be fine…
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Reply by EasyLuckyFree on October 29 1:21 pm:
they’re not their. Sorry.
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Reply by raf29 on October 29 1:17 pm:
what with the increase in rubbish posts? must be half term.
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Reply by Raf on October 29 1:25 pm:
Thats my name! camel foreskin
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Guys does anyone know what happens if yo win your head to head league!!
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Reply by Revolver on October 29 1:24 pm:
you gain the title of shaolin monk
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Reply by EasyLuckyFree on October 29 1:26 pm:
All the choirs of Heaven will sing your name from on high…
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Reply by Dr. Rog on October 29 1:27 pm:
they should do a champions league for next year!
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I heard you go into the Champions League!!!
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Reply by Alexi on October 29 1:17 pm:
ROTFL Dumbass!!!
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What are the otherr options in the Carew price bracket?
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What are the otherr options in the Carew price bracket?.
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Reply by Alexi on October 29 1:18 pm:
not much better…i would take him!
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