Dugout Discussion

Saturday Dugout Discussion

We’ve only about two hours of Premier League football today, but with 14 teams in action it may well prove eventful. The Dugout Discussion opens it’s doors as team news from today’s seven games roll in…

Aston Villa XI: Given, Lichaj, Collins, Baker, Warnock, Gardner, Herd, Agbonlahor, Ireland, Bannan, Weimann.

Chelsea XI: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Mikel, Lampard, Sturridge, Mata, Kalou, Torres.

Alex McCleish makes a total of six changes from last weeks defeat at Arsenal, and Gary Cahill drops to the bench for Chelsea.

Everton XI: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Heitinga, Baines, Osman, Gibson, Fellaini, Pienaar, Cahill, Jelavic.

West Brom XI: Foster, Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Brunt, Andrews, Scharner, Tchoyi, Long, Odemwingie.

Tony Hibbert and Phil Jagielka come in for Everton, replacing Phil Neville and Johnny Heitinga.

Fulham XI: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hangeland, Hughes, John Arne Riise, Murphy, Dembele, Ruiz, Dempsey, Duff, Pogrebnyak

Norwich XI: Ruddy, Ward, Whitbread, Ryan Bennett, Martin, Naughton, Fox, Surman, Howson, Hoolahan, Morison.

Danny Murphy and Bryan Ruiz return to the starting line-up for Martin Jol’s Fulham, whilst Norwich look set to play five at the back.

Man City XI: Hart, Richards, Toure, Kompany, Kolarov, Milner, De Jong, Toure Yaya, Silva, Balotelli, Dzeko.

Sunderland XI: Mignolet, Bardsley, Turner, Kilgallon, Colback, Larsson, Gardner, Cattermole, McClean, Sessegnon, Bendtner.

Vincent Kompany is back for Roberto Mancini’s side, and Matt Kilgallon and Jack Colback come in for the Black Cats.

QPR XI: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Barton, Diakite, Derry, Taarabt, Mackie, Zamora.

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Walcott, Rosicky, van Persie.

Laurent Koscielny is fit for the Gooners, and Aaron Ramsey replaces Gervinho. The hosts are without the suspended Djibril Cisse, and in comes Joey Barton.

Wigan XI: Al Habsi, Alcaraz, Caldwell, Figueroa, Boyce, McCarthy, McArthur, Beausejour, Moses, Di Santo, Maloney.

Stoke XI: Begovic, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Pennant, Whitehead, Whelan, Etherington, Crouch, Walters.

Victor Moses is passed fit and starts for the home side, and Jermain Pennant in for Cameron Jerome is the only change for Stoke.

Wolves XI: Hennessey, Stearman, Johnson, Bassong, Ward, Kightly, Davis, Edwards, Jarvis, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher.

Bolton XI: Bogdan, Ricketts, Ream, Wheater, Alonso, Miyaichi, Mark Davies, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Klasnic, Ngog.

Slyvain Ebanks-Blake is prefered to Kevin Doyle for Wolves and Ivan Klasnic starts up front alongside David Ngog for the visitors.

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  1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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    Bugger all with some to play. Standard

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      Lol. I keep starting new pages!

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      1. सनकी
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        congrats to you.

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  2. Parm
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    Ah, 22 from 3, how lovely.

    Still confident then Jack???

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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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      27 from 4

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    2. The Finnisher
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      I never was, but I'm still through so it doesn't matter 😀

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  3. Sarnab
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    24 from 4.. Captain still left.

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  4. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    what is all this bottom 5 bollocks

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    1. Djerbil
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      its a league where u have to set a new team with players from 5 Bottom clubs only

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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        why am i not in it?

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        1. Sleep Talk
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          12 years, 21 days ago

          Parmtree has the codes in his name. The rules are simple, only pick players from Wolves, Wigan, QPR, Bolton and Blackburn. 😉

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          1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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            12 years, 21 days ago

            when did this start??

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            1. Sleep Talk
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              The idea popped up last Tuesday, so this was the first active GW.

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  5. Captain Shirokov
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    I have dedicated my new grav to the legend that is Fernando Torres

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    1. Captain Shirokov
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      Guess I'm going to have to wait

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    2. moment
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      It's an abstract take on the theme, I'd say.

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  6. Passionated
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    12 years, 21 days ago

    A 4 - 3 Blackburn win with Rooney scoring a hattrick will do very nicely on Monday.

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  7. sotothemightygreek
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    12 years, 21 days ago

    Me: Skrtel, Siggy and Dempsey bonus points
    Leader: BAE and Walcott bonus points + 15

    Do I have a chance? Looks unlikely doesn't it.

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    1. सनकी
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      12 years, 21 days ago

      question is will walcott get any?

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      1. sotothemightygreek
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        12 years, 21 days ago

        Bear in mind it's only 1 lot of Dempsey BP's as my rival has him too. Walcott probably won't get any by the sounds of it. I basically need a Liverpool cleanie and a Siggy goal. I just can't see it.

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  8. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    12 years, 21 days ago

    1-1 Spurs v Swans please, Siggy goal, not arsed who scores for Spurs as long it's not BAE

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  9. Djerbil
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    Dempsey 3 BAPS??

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      Some for sure, but hard to tell without watching/stats

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    2. Sarnab
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      12 years, 21 days ago

      maybe.. he has 1 shot on target and 4 off target..
      duff also has an outside chance to get 3. he had 1/1 on target.

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      1. Djerbil
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        4 off target...then no chance

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        1. Sarnab
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          still better than vanpersie

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  10. Sarnab
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    Love u duffman..Fulham CS would have sealed it today. anyways well played.
    Hope DAD keeps shut tomorrow. 😉

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    1. Mílanista
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      😡

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      1. Sarnab
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        12 years, 21 days ago

        he sold balo this week. lol

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        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          For a hit as well. What a plonker.

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  11. Just A Hat
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    ahh Verminator 🙁

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    1. jimnastics
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      Choice between Verm and Komp for me, so at least it wasn't that much of a disaster.

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      Hart, Cahill, Verm = 1 point!

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  12. Elniñorules
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    Just seen Torres got 2 assists. Don't think the second one will stay.

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    1. moment
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      Watched the game, they will. First was a shot that was blocked and came to Studge. 2nd was a header on a corner for Iva's 2nd goal. There was a question that he might have assisted Iva's first, but it didn't look like he touched it. But the 2 assists he has are nailed on.

      All of which confirms why I shouldn't have listened to the folks on here who told me not to bring him in.

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      1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
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        12 years, 21 days ago

        Trust me, long term, you will thank those who told you not to get him.

        Remember the last time Torres was 'back?'

        Last goal of the year for him, I'll bet.

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    2. Just A Hat
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      which one? The one for Ivanovic's 2nd header is 100% Torres assist

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  13. jimnastics
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    *waiting for Halnone to tell us he made Balotelli captain for the 3rd page running*

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    1. Captain Shirokov
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      Too true

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    2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      you think he'd be less pleased seeing as his team are throwing the league away

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  14. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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    Those who watched Arsenal match

    Walcott BP

    1
    2
    3

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    1. FORCA INTER
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      1-MAYBE

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    2. Captain Shirokov
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      1

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    3. सनकी
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      not likely, the most is 1 i think.

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    4. Podge
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      1 at most

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    5. Sarnab
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      12 years, 21 days ago

      not even his bright orange boots made him existent.

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    6. Sleep Talk
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      1 Taiwo
      2 Taiwo
      3 Taiwo

      Based on what I know about the BP system.

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    7. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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      And Mata?

      0 as well

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  15. denial
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    F*cking hell. What an afternoon of football.

    Great result QPR.

    30 points from 5.

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  16. kaz 96
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    lol roger jhonson, mr. relegation

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      12 years, 21 days ago

      He needs a drink!

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  17. BOOM XHAKALACA
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    12 years, 21 days ago

    Anyone else having problems with logging in to FLP?

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    1. BOOM XHAKALACA
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      *FPL that is

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    2. Abominable Snowy84
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      yap.

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    3. 4vets
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      12 years, 21 days ago

      Me. Gives an error all the time.

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    4. Chazza
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      Indeed

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    5. Sleep Talk
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      So it's not just me then? What's going on?

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    6. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      Probably people seeing the scores and thinking great ill have loads of points. Prepare to be disappointed!

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      1. Hate that rotation
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        Lol

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    7. Abominable Snowy84
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      12 years, 21 days ago

      log in through you nickname links

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    8. Shipstontrev
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      me

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  18. Manani
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    so lucky that literally everyone in my ML (C) rvp 😆

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  19. Abominable Snowy84
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    who got man city assists?

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    1. COMH
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      12 years, 21 days ago

      Dzeko x 2 + Pizarro

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    2. CABAYE4
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      Kolarov, Dzeko and Pizarro

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    3. blue cheese
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      Dzeko, Pizzaro, Kolarov

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  20. SPorting
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    one small ray of hope today, i think i might beat my main ML rival:

    him: 25 + Skrtel, King

    me: 20 + Krul, Valencia, PCisse, Siggy

    you never know.

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  21. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    12 years, 21 days ago

    27 goals today. Anyone get less than 1 of them? My bottom five team got 2...

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      Zero. 🙁

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    2. CABAYE4
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      1 from Theo.

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    3. Podge
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      1 assist 🙁

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  22. kaz 96
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    12 years, 21 days ago

    expecting taraabt,diakete and derry

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  23. FPL Daniel
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    Anybody still has Moses?

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    1. CABAYE4
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      12 years, 21 days ago

      Got rid in WC this week! For Miyachi (should of gone for Davies like I intended to)

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    2. Smarty Pants
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      A lot of people have Moses, including me 😉
      Never doubt the holy one!

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  24. hellothere23
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    12 years, 21 days ago

    my Valencia (C) isn't looking too silly right now then! but of course..Roonpig could be up for a bigger haul.

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  25. Acquafresca
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    12 years, 21 days ago

    Kelly 2 pts outscores Kompany 1 AND verm 0 together....

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    1. Barnsley FC
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      And Cahill 0

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  26. viewoftheland
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    Thank god for Leighton. My heavy hitting backline with him Verm, Cahill and Evans to come would be looking like right mugs without him.

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    1. COMH
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      Way too heavy in defence there dude.

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      1. The Finnisher
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        12 years, 21 days ago

        His attack has hardly suffered.

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      2. Smarty Pants
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        What's so heavy? Evans and Cahill are not expensive.

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        1. COMH
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          £5.3 for a rotation risk isn't ideal on top of Verm and Baines.

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          1. viewoftheland
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            Cahill not looking great today agreed, but 8,7,8 before that has seen me alright. Will have to see how Luiz's injury goes.

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          2. Smarty Pants
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            Well, his rotation risk was not obvious before today

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            1. COMH
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              12 years, 21 days ago

              You're annoying me. Off you go.

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    2. Smarty Pants
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      Baines forever!

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    3. shifty_pow3rs
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      +1

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  27. COMH
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    FPL OVERLOAD!!!

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  28. Barnsley FC
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    PP cup second round matchup

    Him: Krul, Gerrard, Cisse
    Me: Evans, Skrtel, Bale, Suarez+2

    Should be me?

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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
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      yes congrats in adv

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    2. Manani
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      if things go accroding to plan, which usually don't 🙂

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    3. Barnsley FC
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      Haha unfortunately. Could easily see Gerrard or Cisse pulling off something ridiculous.

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  29. COMH
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    RVP is boring me now.

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    1. The Finnisher
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      12 years, 21 days ago

      Sell him
      Go on, do it.

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      Me too. I might go with Balotelli, Torres and Carroll, for kicks!

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  30. Tommy J
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    12 years, 21 days ago

    I need to stop taking notice of advice on this site(totally accept it's my decision to listen!) I was taking out Ba for Ballo(c) but I think I was described as reckless and Mark's pre match preamble made me wobble as well. Pity it was the differential I needed to make headway on the leaders ho hum....

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