Saturday Dugout Discussion

As the dust settles on Papiss Cisse’s stunning contribution last night, Fantasy managers must prepare for seven more Premier League games as the Gameweek progresses in earnest. Our Dugout Discussion Chatroom is now fully fuelled and running its engines in time for day’s opener at the Stadium of Light.

Spurs make the journey to the North East, having witnessed Newcastle’s clinical disposal of Swansea in last night’s victory at the Liberty. The ball is very much in Harry Redknapp’s court as he attempts to keep Alan Pardew’s men at arms length, whilst fending off Arsene Wenger’s Gunners who take on City tomorrow. The teams line-up as follows…

Sunderland XI: Mignolet, Bardsley, Colback, Kilgallon, Turner, Larsson, McClean, Cattermole, Gardner, Sessegnon, Bendtner.
Tottenham XI: Friedel; Walker, Kaboul, Gallas, Assou-Ekotto; Parker, Sandro; Van Der Vaart, Modric, Bale; Adebayor

We’ll then roll through five three o’clock kick-offs, Chelsea vs Wigan and Bolton vs Fulham to name but a couple, before Stoke and Wolves come clattering together in today’s evening fixture and rounding out our Saturday affairs.

Join the your Fantasy Football peers for a chat via this link.

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HappyAnkit
12 years, 1 month ago
Doubling up on Stoke defenders Failed! 🙁
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HappyAnkit
12 years, 1 month ago
Will Shotton ever get an Assist or will he ever score a Goal?
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1. Epic Fail
  12 years, 1 month ago
  He wont get the game time.
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LewanGOALski
12 years, 1 month ago
I am gonna grab one of Tottenham defenderes before Monday’s GW start. But there’s future issue which one it will be:

A. Kaboul. Then in DGW36 I’ll have probably Bale+Dempsey
B. Gallas. Then I can afford for Gerrard+Bale

what to do ? Is Gallas risk to be rotated is so high, that I should give up Gerrard+Bale pair for DGW36 ?
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1. Nickyboy
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Gallas too risky not to play every game IMO and Dempsey hardly a terrible option instead of Gerrard right at this minute 🙂
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2. "The Special One"
  12 years, 1 month ago
  A
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3. Messi & fabregas
  12 years, 1 month ago
  gallas is nailed on imo, no room for risks from harry they need to win all remaining fixtures
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RetroGamer - Do a Barrel Ro…
12 years, 1 month ago
When i was happy that a stoke clean sheet had gone, both of the main defenders do something towards the goal, unfu*cking believeable 🙁
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GoonerByron
12 years, 1 month ago
Today couldnt have got much worse for me!

Had Mignolet n Schwarzer as my two keepers but instead transferred in and played Bogdan!

😐
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1. Top Heavy
  12 years, 1 month ago
  That's harsh mate
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★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
12 years, 1 month ago
My Ivanovic punt didnt go too bad! 🙂
But i wish i played Walcott over Siggy 🙁
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1. Epic Fail
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Even if Walcott gets 1 point?
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COMH
12 years, 1 month ago
I went without Ba all season and I think i'm gonna do the same with Papiss.

Balotelli - WBA nor wol is looking class.

I'm thinking of downgrading Baines to get Mario in for those 3 weeks then getting Baines back for the DGW. How does that sound? Baines is blank then at Old Trafford in 2 of those 3 GW's.
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1. Jukesy
  12 years, 1 month ago
  One of my plans is Balo in for GW34. I imagine it could be very very rewarding, or extremely frustrating!
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Beamer
12 years, 1 month ago
cmon Crouch ... A goal or assist will help me win my very important h2h... pls
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NED KELLY
12 years, 1 month ago
Walters looking a threat
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1. Epic Fail
  12 years, 1 month ago
  That's a first 😯
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Mr Sarcastic
12 years, 1 month ago
Hello,

Miyachi got only 45 mins, injured or just end of the fairytale and transfer needed..?
Enrique,injured I suppose?
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HappyAnkit
12 years, 1 month ago
Begovic with 2 saves already.
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SPorting
12 years, 1 month ago
evening all.

so my Demps > Mata gamble didn't quite work out as planned. any chance of Mata baps?
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  12 years, 1 month ago
  My bench is beating your team, at the moment. 😥
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  1. SPorting
    12 years, 1 month ago
    that's not a good thing.
    
    *goes to look*
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    1. SPorting
      12 years, 1 month ago
      😯
      
      i'm so, so sorry Michael.
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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        12 years, 1 month ago
        Cheers, Sporting. What a feck up! 🙂
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        SPorting
        12 years, 1 month ago
        annoying thing is, your starting XI looks lovely.
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  2. Rasping Drive
    12 years, 1 month ago
    Enough to drive a man to drink!
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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
      12 years, 1 month ago
      *grits teeth*
      
      Not just yet! 🙂
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Messi & fabregas
12 years, 1 month ago
hello gents

sorry for asking but is there any chance for suarez bonus? if yes 1,2 or 3?

thanks
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1. Jukesy
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Possibly, I think he had 3/4 shots on target, and a goal, but had a yellow card.
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2. Epic Fail
  12 years, 1 month ago
  You're not sorry really are you.
  
  I think hje's got a chance. Don't know about 3 though, he likes to hit the post and get -PPI
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  1. Messi & fabregas
    12 years, 1 month ago
    i am sorry as i am a liverpool supporter and it hurts to see the team i grew up winning everything suffering so much...and there is no cure unless we get a top class manager and 7-8 players in the starting line up as we really lack quality
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    1. Epic Fail
      12 years, 1 month ago
      To a lesser degree I know how you feel. I'm a Villa fan. 🙁
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      1. Messi & fabregas
        12 years, 1 month ago
        i am thinking of trusting villa defender for the purpose of this game? any chance u think for 2 clean sheets week 35??
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        Epic Fail
        12 years, 1 month ago
        I've got Given in goal so I hope so.
        
        I wouldn't bet on it though but I think it's worth a try. Surely they can get at least 1 clean sheet.
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3. NED KELLY
  12 years, 1 month ago
  2
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Manani
12 years, 1 month ago
how does this sound?

this GW: suarez>cisse
next (for gw34) miyachi>mcclean

that also mean only 9 players for GW34.
too little?
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1. Locarno
  12 years, 1 month ago
  You mean too few.
  
  Hope not - that's all I'll have.
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2. Epic Fail
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Quality not quantity. It all balances back out for the DGW anyway.
  
  Sound transfers though.
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Vincent Leung
12 years, 1 month ago
I have done a great bet to put demps starting instead of siggy=)
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COMH
12 years, 1 month ago
Baines + Holt > Gibbs + Balotelli

Good or bad idea?
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1. Locarno
  12 years, 1 month ago
  I'll file that under "completely off the wall".
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  1. COMH
    12 years, 1 month ago
    Do you not think WBA, nor, wol are fixtures for Mario to score really well in?
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    1. Locarno
      12 years, 1 month ago
      Yeah, but Balo's a risk at the moment, especially with Tevez and Aguero returning to fitness. And I'd stick with Baines ahead of the DGW.
      
      But that's just me. My transfers lately have been terrible.
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      1. COMH
        12 years, 1 month ago
        Yeah there is definitely the element of risk with Mario. Could pay off massively if it goes right but with his beautiful mind it could go wrong at any minute.
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2. Mílanista
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Not sure, Mancini's comments in recent weeks suggest to me that Balo could find his way onto the bench once Tevez and Aguero are fit.
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  1. COMH
    12 years, 1 month ago
    What is the situation with Aguero and his anti freeze foot?
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    1. Mílanista
      12 years, 1 month ago
      Not sure.
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  2. Nickyboy
    12 years, 1 month ago
    this (rotation) is my main worry with my 'bring in a City striker' plan
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Top Heavy
12 years, 1 month ago
32 points for me with RVP (C), Rooney, Evans and Sagna to go. How is everyone else doing?
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1. SPorting
  12 years, 1 month ago
  37 with JEvans, Val, Rooney (C), Verm and RvP (and possible PCisse, Mata and McAuley baps)
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  1. Nomar
    12 years, 1 month ago
    39 with Rooney (c), RVP, JEvans and Valencia to play.
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    1. Henry Hill
      12 years, 1 month ago
      Rooney captain against the Rs, shame on you!
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2. Acquafresca
  12 years, 1 month ago
  34 with evans verm valencia rvp and rooney(C)
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3. FF Dirtbag
  12 years, 1 month ago
  41 with Walcott, RVP, Val, Evans, Rooney(c)
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Smarty Pants
12 years, 1 month ago
It must be a nightmare for those who opted for Vermaelen a week ago, then disappointed with his 0 points last week and scared by City switched to Baines. I think I've seen some people with such transfers here.
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Brookins
12 years, 1 month ago
Two more people who like gaming to fill in my video game survey please, much love!
https://www.isurvey.soton.ac.uk/4935
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1. tangtastic
  12 years, 1 month ago
  You said it was the last time you'd post this the previous post.
  
  And because of that, I'm out.
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  1. Brookins
    12 years, 1 month ago
    Aww 🙁 It is the last time now, was expecting 10 people only got 8.
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    1. Nickyboy
      12 years, 1 month ago
      you need to post something sexy like a link to a Google Doc spreadsheet like I did, that had more viewers than Saturday night prime time 😉
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    2. tangtastic
      12 years, 1 month ago
      ok I did it. But although it probably isn't to do with your research, its interesting that there wasn't an answer option that said 'I never download games, I just download them from a torrent'.
      
      Not that I do that, ahem. Just thought the answers from that might make interesting reading.
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      1. tangtastic
        12 years, 1 month ago
        *i never buy games, I download them..
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      2. Brookins
        12 years, 1 month ago
        Yeah, thought about adding illegal downloads as an option but couldnt really link it back significantly enough, thank you for answering though.
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    3. Nickyboy
      12 years, 1 month ago
      also, (unless I overlooked it), how about considering the impact of 'gaming' on iPhone, iPad etc
      
      sorry to give a possibly serious point 🙂
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      1. Brookins
        12 years, 1 month ago
        Yeah, considered this for a long time within my dissertation, but speaking to my lecturers and supervisor they recommended this would lead to a lot more work and consequently I chose to stick to the console and PC markets.
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2. Epic Fail
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Meh I've got nothing better to do, I'll give it a go.
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3. Brookins
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Amazing, you ask for 10 you get 8, you ask for 2 you get 12 lol 😛
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4vets
12 years, 1 month ago
Parm, if you're about we have another interloper in Holy Moses.
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1. Mindless Freak
  12 years, 1 month ago
  What's an interloper?
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  1. SPorting
    12 years, 1 month ago
    an outerloper with a key.
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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
      12 years, 1 month ago
      😀
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  2. Alan The Llama
    12 years, 1 month ago
    Some of the questions around here sometimes make me think the internet isn't actually working. No offence h2h,
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    1. Epic Fail
      12 years, 1 month ago
      😀
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  3. 4vets
    12 years, 1 month ago
    A Milan supporter who walks with a steady gait 😉
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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
      12 years, 1 month ago
      Ooo - the dictionary of strange definitions! 😀
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2. Mull
  12 years, 1 month ago
  You played Riise over Richards. Nice one.
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Acquafresca
12 years, 1 month ago
Are people still doing Demps > Walcott after today's performance by Capt. America?
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1. SPorting
  12 years, 1 month ago
  yes.
  
  did it last night actually.
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  1. Mindless Freak
    12 years, 1 month ago
    @SP join the club 😉
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2. Mindless Freak
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Yes - Walcott could easily outscore Dempsey with his 2 seemingly easy fixtures.
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3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Nope.
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  1. Nomar
    12 years, 1 month ago
    Correct answer, Doos.
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4. tangtastic
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Not sure.
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Arsenals Number 10
12 years, 1 month ago
what a disaster there goes my good ranking for a while 12 points from 6 players with mig and simpson sitting on the bench 🙁
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Evs
12 years, 1 month ago
Gents,

Given my stance over not benching Dempsey this week leaves me in a strange place for the 4 midfield spots gw33 .

So, which one to bench out of this lot...

Siggy
Dempsey (surely not !)
Valencia
Bale
Walcott

All got tasty games.
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1. Nickyboy
  12 years, 1 month ago
  On gut feeling alone, the Sig. On recent ability to pick up points, maybe Bale 🙂
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  1. Evs
    12 years, 1 month ago
    I know but v QPR ?
    
    On paper Dempsey game is the hardest but you know what can happen there...!
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    1. Nickyboy
      12 years, 1 month ago
      yeah, like I said, it's gut feeling, I don't know really, I have a similar decision, at the moment Siggy is in my team (seems to do best away from home too), I reckon I'll change my mind three times before then 🙂
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      1. Evs
        12 years, 1 month ago
        Thanks nicks.
        
        I've changed my mind between him and clint x5 in the last 5 minutes !!!
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2. kaz 96
  12 years, 1 month ago
  has to be sig from that lot
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GoonerzSLO
12 years, 1 month ago
Who do you think will score more points in GW 33-36, Bale or VDV???

One has to go... My rivals mainly have Bale, but VDV will be rested i imagine.
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NED KELLY
12 years, 1 month ago
Demps Wal an Val must have mids
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1. Messi & fabregas
  12 years, 1 month ago
  together with bale and siggy, those 5 i have
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  1. NED KELLY
    12 years, 1 month ago
    siggy an sess
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Nickyboy
12 years, 1 month ago
Dear Cisse, please don't rise tonight, thanks, Nickyboy
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1. NATSTER
  12 years, 1 month ago
  40% to go.. unlikely but still possible. i differently hope him to rise.
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  1. Nickyboy
    12 years, 1 month ago
    yup, he can rise after tonight, that's OK, I will have made my mind up by then 🙂
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NATSTER
12 years, 1 month ago
16 points from 5 starters vs 21 points from 4 on the bench... interesting week for me.
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1. Efan Ekoku Pops
  12 years, 1 month ago
  24 from 5 in my starting XI, 23 from 4 on my bench. I love (hate) this game.
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Efan Ekoku Pops
12 years, 1 month ago
Is it a long shot thinking Suarez will be among the bps?
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1. Nickyboy
  12 years, 1 month ago
  probably but it's a long shot I'm happy to cling on to 🙂
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Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
12 years, 1 month ago
Midfield of Bale, Dempsey, Valencia, Siggy and McClean. Desperate to get Walcott in but don't know who to drop ... Any suggestions?
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1. SPorting
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Dempsey.
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  1. Locarno
    12 years, 1 month ago
    +1. He's fecking rubbish.
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    1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      12 years, 1 month ago
      When's the last time he scoed anyway?
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    2. SPorting
      12 years, 1 month ago
      he played a part in my push up the rankings and, for that, i thank him. but he's gone now.
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2. Nomar
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Bale.
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  1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
    12 years, 1 month ago
    Cheers lads
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3. Scroobius Mac
  12 years, 1 month ago
  Bale. Or nobody. You can't have everyone.
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JT's Dog
12 years, 1 month ago
just checked my mini league and guy who was sitting in 6th has vanished all together and guy who was in 10th has also vanished but there is a gap, but there is no one in position 9th and 11th in league
anyone any idea what has happened
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1. Nickyboy
  12 years, 1 month ago
  they sold Dempsey Friday lunchtime and have since spontaneously combusted 🙂
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