Team News January 11

The Weekend Team News

John Terry returns for Chelsea ahead of the double Gameweek, though Rafa Benitez confirmed earlier that while the defender is in the squad, he will not start tomorrow’s game at Stoke. Petr Cech will travel with the squad to Stoke and will be assessed prior to the Britannia clash, while Benitez also revealed Demba Ba had a hamstring niggle in midweek and Fernando Torres was suffering from a stomach bug but both forwards are fully-fit once again:

Sergio Aguero is ruled out of City’s trip to Arsenal but could return in time for next weekend’s home clash with Fulham. David Moyes expects Leighton Baines to recover from an ankle problem in time for tomorrow’s home game with Swansea, though is continuing to monitor the left-back’s progress.

Nani and Anderson are back for United but Wayne Rooney remains on the sidelines as the league leaders welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford. Rooney could, however, return in time for next Wednesday’s FA Cup replay with West Ham. Aston Villa will be without Darren Bent, Marc Albrighton and Chris Herd for the visit of Southampton – Ron Vlaar has returned to training but Paul Lambert is wary of selecting him, due to a number of weeks on the sidelines.

Carlos Cuellar and Danny Rose are both sidelined with hamstring injuries for Sunderland, while Stephane Sessegnon should shrug off an ankle problem ahead of West Ham’s visit to the Stadium of Light. Martin Jol has ruled out Kerim Frei and Momo Diarra, while Steve Sidwell is a doubt for the Cottagers’ home game with Wigan.

We’ve collected all this in our team news section and added our current predicted lineups ahead of the weekend’s fixtures. You can keep in touch with the very latest via our twitter feed as always.

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Pinoche
11 years, 4 months ago
It's Stoke vs Chelsea.
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1. Pinoche
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Reply fail!
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  1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
    11 years, 4 months ago
    You always do that lol 🙂
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andres
11 years, 4 months ago
Ok, so if you were to leave out one of:

Bale
Michu
Fellaini

Who would that be?
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1. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Non of them. I'd kick my third striker to the kerb.
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2. Art Vandelay
  11 years, 4 months ago
  To play this week, or your WC team?
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3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Fellaini.
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Hazardous
11 years, 4 months ago
BACKS UP MY WILDCARD GOALKEEPERS
Asmir Begovic & Wojciech Szczesny: Current Cost 11.1
Next Ten Gameweeks: MCI (che WHM) WIG STO RDG AVL WHM EVE WBA RDG AVL

Undoubtedly reserved for those looking to spend big in this area, this partnership will set you back no less than 11.1 in the FPL right now, but will offer a rotation that presents a favourable fixture in almost every Gameweek right to the end of the season. In a nutshell, barring in injury, you won’t need to address your goalkeepers again. A full run of home matches right up until Gameweek 34 can be achieved and, even when these two go off kilter as a pairing, an obliging fixture can always be found. Gameweek 29 looks to be the only real sticking point on the horizon, with Arsenal facing Everton at the Emirates and Stoke visiting Newcastle.

The one major caveat of course is that, if you’re spending over 5.0 on a player, you don’t want them to be alternating off your bench. A Stoke defender can also be purchased far cheaper than Begovic, with Marc Wilson thought to be back in the frame within two-to-three weeks – a 4.0 price tag looks somewhat irresistible, should that prove to be the case
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1. Twisted Saltergater
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Mentioned this yesterday when posting up my WC team, and the best comment you could make was "Where's RVP?".
  
  But, by all means.. take the credit 😉
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Shane Ferguson 4.0
11 years, 4 months ago
Who to play???
Federici (WBA) or Jaaskelainen (sun)
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1. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Jaask IMHO
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2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Jaaskelainen.
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busteddocket
11 years, 4 months ago
Too top Heavy???

Federici, Bunn
Demel, Clyne, Davies, Martin, Harte.
Bale, Mata, Walcott, Fellaini, Michu
RVP, Ba, Suarez.
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1. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Very.
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2. RVP fc
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Yes get rid of one of your front 8 and upgrade defence
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3. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Any you have a real problem with who to bench.
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4. busteddocket
  11 years, 4 months ago
  thought as much, thanks lads.
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5. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I'd drop Suarez and upgrade to a Man C & Chelsea Defender.
  
  Zabs and Cole.
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6. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  And get a keeper you actually want to play each week 😉
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  1. busteddocket
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Federici, Begovic
    Gibbs, Clark, Demel, Davies, Zabaleta
    Bale, Mata, Walcott, Fellaini, Michu
    RVP, Ba, Ruiz.
    
    Better?
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RVP fc
11 years, 4 months ago
How long is cuellar out for?
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1. gravless
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Till the pubs shut.
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  1. Elwood
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Na he'll hit a casio and stay out for a while.
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    1. Professor Abel X
      11 years, 4 months ago
      He'll hit a digital watch?
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NATSTER
11 years, 4 months ago
Hi.. Not much time to get updated this week. Help please.

1: Should I start Begovic or Bunn? Bunn vs Newcastle w/o Ba is interesting.

2: Who would you bench from this front 8? Anichebe seems a choice, but he's in good form.

Michu - Mata - Santi - Walcott - Silva
RvP - Suarez - Anichebe
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1. Forestshrew
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Bunn and Anichebe IMO.
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2. SC not pearls before swine
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Bunn and I'd still go with Anichebe, even with his form. Isn't there a chance he doesn't start?
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  1. NATSTER
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Too bad, there really is... 🙁
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SC not pearls before swine
11 years, 4 months ago
Well, here's my stupid wildcard. I guess the template is there for a reason...

Szcz (Rudd)

Luiz-Gibbs-Shaw (Demel-Davies)

Fellaini-Walcott-Mata-Bale (Nolan)

Ba-Lambert-RVP

Been playing around with swapping Walcott and Ba for Hazard and Berbatov, thoughts?
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This!
11 years, 4 months ago
The week after playing a WC - do you have 1 or 2 FT?
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1. Lanley Staurel
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Just one.
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Fernando Torres
11 years, 4 months ago
Who would you bench. Pick 1!!!

Berbatov, Suarez, Michu, Mata, Bale, Walcott, Puncheon...
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1. RVP fc
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Michu
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2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
  11 years, 4 months ago
  punch, but nervously
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  1. Adro3
    11 years, 4 months ago
    NEVER BENCH MICHU 😉
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Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
11 years, 4 months ago
Hey! Doolittle here is where Ellington stole Black and Tan Fantasy from ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CReFuz9qp3g

... and here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN3_c1OnA3s
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1. Doolittle
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Excellent Doos, there's 5 minutes of Mingus Ah Um left, then I'll give them a listen!
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Lanley Staurel
11 years, 4 months ago
David Luiz comes top in my attacking defenders with chance of clean sheet table. Hard to ignore side show bob...

http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/55/
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1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I don't think he is worth a 4pt hit
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  1. Lanley Staurel
    11 years, 4 months ago
    I agree. No need for one though.
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2. Pasqualinho
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Not Side Show Bob now the barnet has gone. More like Graham Norton.
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  1. Lanley Staurel
    11 years, 4 months ago
    The barnets gone?!
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the axolotl
11 years, 4 months ago
never really know with benitez, but what chelsea mids likely to start both DGW matches?

anyone any ideas?
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1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
  11 years, 4 months ago
  #prayformata
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  1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    11 years, 4 months ago
    #pray for mojo
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    1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Love that monkey hehe..
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2. La Roja
  11 years, 4 months ago
  feck knows
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3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
  11 years, 4 months ago
  surely with moses gone he will play mata, hazard and one of oscar and marin
  
  Who else is there to play in that position? Piazon is a striker right?
  
  Surely if marin does come in it is for oscar? Right? I mean would he bench and rest mata again? He could well do but I don't think he will.
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  1. Thick Of It
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Ramires can play on the right, and is a bit more defensive in the Benitez mould
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  2. 4vets
    11 years, 4 months ago
    OMG! We now have "Right?" 🙂
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  3. the axolotl
    11 years, 4 months ago
    would you say lampard has a chance of 2 starts? ramires can play a few positions too, might screw somebody's plans.
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    1. Thick Of It
      11 years, 4 months ago
      The ACON and injuries is limiting the impact of rafatation in my view
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Godot - Fashanu Zealand
11 years, 4 months ago
Okay, so a new player comes into my benching dilemna.

A) Michu
B) Fellaini
C) Suarez
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1. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Suarez
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2. ccc
  11 years, 4 months ago
  b. never consider benching c
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DRIZ ✅
11 years, 4 months ago
Will Cahill play both games ?
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1. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Doubtful IMHO
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  1. ccc
    11 years, 4 months ago
    esp with Terry's return
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Le Limpar
11 years, 4 months ago
Rate my team?

Guzan
Sagna Luiz Clyne
Puncheon Mata Cazorla Hazard(c) Fellaini
RVP Berbatov
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Cheggers
11 years, 4 months ago
Anyone fancy a one gameweek punt on Fwank Lampard?
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1. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  If you can lend me the green!
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2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I would if he was guarenteed to start vs southampton
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3. Touré De Force
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Oh right, someone else has him covered. My options are Mata + Holt, or Lamps + Benteke. Have Ba(c). Kind of want Benteke long term and really want to take a punt on Lampard as well.
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Hazard267
11 years, 4 months ago
So lads who do you think

A - Berbatov

Or

B - Lambert...?
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1. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  on WC?
  
  Lambert
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  1. resolve
    11 years, 4 months ago
    i have this dilemma. can't decide, especially with berbatov having city away next week too.
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Doesn't Mata
11 years, 4 months ago
Luiz or Mata (C)?
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1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Mata. Luiz is not that prolific
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2. Darth
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Luiz
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Gazza2000
11 years, 4 months ago
Begovic (Foster)
Baines – Gibbs – Nelsen (Cuellar – O’Brien)
Bale – Mata – Michu – Puncheon (Cazorla)
Suarez – Ba – Berbatov

1FT, 1.3 in the bank

a) Cuellar -> Azpilicueta
or
b) safe transfer
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1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I'd do it. Wouldn't mwant to play Nelsen, and Cuellar is injured.
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Give The Todd Some Love
11 years, 4 months ago
Hernandez to Ba for a -8?
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1. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Need more data.
  
  What is your current team and who did you bring in?
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  1. Give The Todd Some Love
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Team is linked, already got Mata and Gibbs (he was rising)
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2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  no because ba will probably not start next week either
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Jimjam
11 years, 4 months ago
How does this look for a potential WC team?

Begovic, Federici
Zabaleta, Gibbs, Davies, Wilson, Demel
Bale, Walcott, Fellaini, Michu, Puncheon
RVP, Suarez, Ba

0.9 in bank
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1. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Good but who are you going to bench out of that front 8?
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  1. Jimjam
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Puncheon probably unless he has a great fixture - I currently already have Puncheon as a 5th mid, and have thus far managed to guess reasonably well his good fixtures (sod's law is that won't continue though!)
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2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Ba is not a good wildcard pick rotation + you can do better than federici
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Jordan.
11 years, 4 months ago
W/c and all dgw punts resisted ..

no turnbull or chels defender

no saints at all ,crap team will get stuffed both games

no ba or torres neither will play twice

longf term w/c

migs
sagna/marriapa/rafael
mata(c)/michu/fellaini/michu
rvp/berbs/fletcher

krul/silva/davies/demel

thoughts???????
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1. Thick Of It
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Considering it is long term, not too keen on your defence
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2. Jordan.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  *walcott
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3. Elwood
  11 years, 4 months ago
  I'd drop Silva for Cazorla and upgrade Sagna to Zabs by downgrading Fletcher to Lambert.
  
  It doesn;t matter is Saints get stuffed Lambert/Punchy could still get points in either/both games.
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4. 4vets
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Silva on the bench rather than Fletch???
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teddy.
11 years, 4 months ago
Cahill or Azpilicueta?
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1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Cahill due to goal threat but neither nailed on
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Touré De Force
11 years, 4 months ago
Any love for Lampard for the DGW??
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1. On the hunt for bandwagons …
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Don't think he'll get the 2 games...
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Louis
11 years, 4 months ago
Is Gaston Ramirez 100% fit and set to play both DGW games?? He could be an interesting punt to have for this GW.
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On the hunt for bandwagons …
11 years, 4 months ago
Quick poll, who to captain out of these 3 Chelsea:
- Mata
- Ba
- Luiz

Mata seems the obvious "safe" choice but am starting to be tempted by Luiz...could easily get 2 clean sheets (12 pts) and an assist or goal would be a bonus...
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Brookins
11 years, 4 months ago
Bookmakers would suggest starting demel over gibbs this week, what do people think of that?
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1. Brookins
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Purely in terms of clean sheets anyway.
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Stupendous
11 years, 4 months ago
RMT...Wildcard.....

Begovic
Luiz Gibbs Nastasic
Michu Mata(c) Fellaini Lennon
Berbatov RVP Ba

rudd, puncheon, demel, harte,
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1. Keane There Dunne That
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Very good. I'd play punch instead of Lennon.
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2. On the hunt for bandwagons …
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Not bad, would prefer to have Bale in there instead of Lennon but assume you don't have the funds??
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  1. Stupendous
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Yea Bale in would mean probably Luiz to a 4m defender.
    
    Luiz and Lennon to Shaw/Clyne and Bale??? Im on WC.
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    1. On the hunt for bandwagons …
      11 years, 4 months ago
      If it was me I'd go with Clyne & Bale. I think you'll want Bale in sooner or later, might aswell get him in with your WC.
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A2U
11 years, 4 months ago
Nastasic > Cuellar?
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1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
  11 years, 4 months ago
  If you actually bothered to read the article you're commenting on you'd know Cuellar is injured...
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