Dugout Discussion

Saturday Dugout Discussion

Having suffered a weekend break for FA Cup distractions, the Premier League makes a return with no less than eight encounters on today’s agenda. Proceedings start early at Loftus Road, where Harry Redknapp’s side will look to build on the unlikely three points gained at Stamford Bridge as they tackle another daunting derby with Tottenham paying visit. That’s followed by seven three o’clock kick-offs, with Chelsea’s trip to Stoke perhaps the headline act.

Those who have invested heavily in double Gameweek assets will be hoping that Rafa Benitez’s side can muster goals against the stoic Stoke defence. With the big-guns to follow in Sunday’s programme, the Britannia clash, along with Everton’s home meeting with Swansea, look to be our best source of points from the day’s offerings.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now accepting visitors, providing a real-time sounding board throughout the course of today’s matches.

The team news from the QPR camp shows starts for Shaun Wright-Phillips and Ji-sung Park, with Junior Hoilett and Esteban Granero making way. As for Spurs, they bring Gareth Bale back into their starting lineup, with Gylfi Siggurdsson dropping out. Michael Dawson partners Jan Vertonghen in central defence, with Kyle Naughton recalled at left-back.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Demelbrush
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    How do people feel about P Cisse for a WC team?

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    1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      i feel pretty good

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    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Newcastle are really struggling. Avoid!

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    3. Tin of Directors
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'm doing it.

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    4. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      he is a nice pick but there is better value eleswhere with lambert,berba,lukuku

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      1. Tin of Directors
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Lambert's fixtures are horrible.

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    5. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I was going to get Papiss for this weekend. But the fact their team is in bits put me off.

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  2. Jinswick
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Doing ok on 49, but could've been so much better if I'd kept the armband on Mata.....

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    1. Absinthe Minded
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      armband on mata and only 39

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  3. SpinyNorman [*_*]
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    96 with 7 to play is that good

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      no

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    2. Locarno
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Should be an automatic daft-question-deleter on this site.

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      1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        no seriously i need to know if it's good or not i'm too stupid to work it for myself

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        1. Locarno
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          Nobody's that stupid.

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          1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
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            11 years, 3 months ago

            To believe me even though my team is linked is stupid though 😉

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            1. Locarno
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              To expect me to be arsed to click on your link is borderline simple. 🙂

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    3. heartsattack
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not with 118 average bud.

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  4. Make United Great Again
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    50 with 6 to play.
    Not bad.

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    1. heartsattack
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Early candidate for post of the day. Top stuff.

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  5. Cheeseoid
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Best non Arsenal forward for next week 8.3 or less?

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    1. Dial Square
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Sturridge?

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      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        If I didn't have Suarez already maybe. How about Dzeko

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        1. Kostja
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          11 years, 3 months ago

          Aguero is back so very big rotation risk there

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        2. Dial Square
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          11 years, 3 months ago

          Aguero is making a faster recovery that expected - if its just a 1 game punt it could work.

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          1. Cheeseoid
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            11 years, 3 months ago

            I am Wc following week

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            1. Kostja
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              11 years, 3 months ago

              Aguero expected back for the Fulham game so it dont matter. Get Lukaku, villa look shaite

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            2. Dial Square
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              11 years, 3 months ago

              I'm in the same boat as you - getting rid of Torres then using the WC - Thinking of doubling up on Liverpool against Norwich, other option is benching Torres and using the FT to bring Joe Cole into my midfield.

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      2. heartsattack
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Could be good.

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    2. Nice2Michu
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      get lambert and use the money elsewhere

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    3. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Dzeko

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    4. The Pink Panzer strikes aga…
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Transferring out Ba much? 😉

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      1. Cheeseoid
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        No Torres and was always the plan

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    5. Home Run Baker
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Lukaku

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    6. Kostja
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      A lot of options you. I think Lukaku is the best. There are also Cisse, Fletcher, punt on Sturridge

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    7. Absinthe Minded
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      thinking of berb out, lukaku in

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  6. subzero
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hope match was boring enough for Stoke fans.. lol

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    1. Jimmers
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Great to see them thumped at home and being passed off the park. They only appreciate ugly football

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  7. Art Vandelay
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    A surprising number of people in my ML league went for Turdbull. Most have Begovic on the bench 😆

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  8. notoriousbmp
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Carzola or walcott

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    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'm getting Caz (already have Walcott) for the DGW. So both would be my answer

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    2. 4vets
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Both... but Theo

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    3. luke
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      both

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    4. Pangaea
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      The one whose name is spelled reasonably correct.

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  9. Optimus.
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    if you were a betting man and i know alot of ye are 😉 who would you say is more likely to start midweek...

    ba or torres?

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    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Torres

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    2. Sarnab
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ba

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    3. PogChamp
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Torres

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    4. FPL Touches
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ba, Torres on 60 mins again

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    5. Back to Back Ballacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      torres (Ba owner and regular optimist)

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    6. Jimmers
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ba

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    7. FORCA INTER
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      torres

      ba need some rest 😉

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    8. Fillo_
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Fernando Torres Liverpoo......Chelsea's number 9!!! lalalalalalalalall TORRES, TORRES!

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    9. Tin of Directors
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Torres.

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    10. Pinoche
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Torres.

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    11. Chris_White
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Both. 😉

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    12. SpinyNorman [*_*]
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Best set of replies ever

      Torres
      Ba
      Torres
      Ba
      Torres

      I'm going to say BAAAAA

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    13. heartsattack
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ba

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    14. Optimus.
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      oh dear not what i wanted to hear 😕

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    15. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Both

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  10. Chris_White
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Annoying that Soton kept a CS today, hope they get hammered 8-0 on Wednesday

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  11. Pap Le Cissier
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    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Walters still has a way to go to catch the leading Premier League own goal leader, Richard Dunne - 8!

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      when?

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      1. Trigg ⭐️
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Middlesbrough 8 - 1 City. Dunne red.

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  12. Acquafresca
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Got 4 potentially 5 risers tonight 😯

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    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Who?

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    2. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Mrs Acqua is in for a treat. :lol

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      1. Pinoche
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        😆

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      2. SW6
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        😆

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    3. Keane There Dunne That
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Same

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    4. Pangaea
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hope Walcott stays for a day at least. He's getting close now :/

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    5. BONZ
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Viagra?

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  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    where the bap chap

    bonus maybe tonight with no late game?

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    1. Brookins
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      How would any of us know where he is? Use your brain.

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      1. Tin of Directors
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Why does everyone jump on Bemba Da??????
        Leave him alone.

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        1. Brookins
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Because he posts constant crap with no thought.

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          1. Tin of Directors
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            He's probably a kid.
            No need for everyone to jump on his every post.

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            1. Brookins
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Age is irrelvant, maybe "EVERYONE" jumping on his every post is a sign?

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            2. Grounderz
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              11 years, 3 months ago

              Nah, I think Brookins is more of a kid than Bemba Da himself.

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  14. Owd Big 'Ed
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    I am 12k overall and got 45 points today. Red or green arrow?

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    1. FPL Touches
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Small green

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      1. Owd Big 'Ed
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        I'll take that with 6 to play!

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    2. Locarno
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Green.

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    3. Art Vandelay
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Decent green.

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    4. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      green

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    5. Fillo_
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      red, no doubt.

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    6. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      you're into the top 10k i reckon

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  15. Stats King-@football2space
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Either Nasty gets a CS or is rested for good, coz Nelson will come on ?

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    1. Absinthe Minded
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      +1

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  16. Nopli
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Bap Boy Reveal yourself . 🙂

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    1. FPL Touches
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      *chap
      He is no adolescant.

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    2. Call Me Old Fashioned
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      pervert

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  17. Villan14
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    why did collins get subbed off early, injured?

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    1. Samwise the Brave
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hammy i think

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  18. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    hmm keeping Bale over Fellaini messes up the defence, but maybe cheap defence is the way to go

    Clyne, Davies, Fabio and Turner could all offer great value

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    1. Trigg ⭐️
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Wilson, and you have a 20 million defence.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Stoke have conceded 10 in 3. Their days may be numbered

        Jonny Evans FTW

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    2. FPL Touches
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      At least 3 cheapos are required anyway, two 5.5s and three 4.5-4.0s is a nice structure

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  19. Feanor
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Did anyone with Swansea defenders play them?

    I was so sure Everton would score. Sigh.

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    1. making up the numbers
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Davies 2nd sub 🙁

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    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Same. They were the team I was most confident of scoring

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      1. Feanor
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Maybe Rafael will be rested.

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    3. Call Me Old Fashioned
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Davies 3rd sub.

      Cant complain, i have 3 clean sheets inc GK and Zaba to play 2moro

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    4. Adro3
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Had Davies and Clyne on bench (12 pts) :/

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    5. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Oh yes.

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  20. Twelve years a slave
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Southampton winning will force chelsea to take them more seriously , ie less rotation. Benitez be gone if messes this up

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    1. r0binh0
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Cech
      Azip Ivan Terry Cole
      Lamps Luiz
      Hazard Mata Oscar
      Ba

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      1. FPL Touches
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Yes please

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  21. making up the numbers
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Any Baps for Walters?

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    1. Chris_White
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      -3

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  22. walt_48
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    ahh walters captain

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    1. walt_48
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      -8

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  23. Acquafresca
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    You guys do know calling the bap chap out isnt gonna work... he's not a fairy anymore 😉 😆

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  24. Jinswick
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Ba owners - you shipping this week if he doesn't start against SOT?

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    1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      WHY SHOULD I TELL YOU MY TACTICS

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    2. Acquafresca
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      I think I'll keep for a week. Have a feeling he'll score vs Arsenal

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    3. Call Me Old Fashioned
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Irrespective of the what happens in the DGW the plan was to get Suarez for Ba. This will still happen

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    4. Chris_White
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ba > Aguero for me.

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    5. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Saved cash to get Suarez back 🙂

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    6. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      I am not a Ba owner, but that would be mad looking at his fixtures...unless it is Podolski or Giroud instead of him.

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  25. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I think my wc third striker choice comes down to Lukaku, Lambert or Fletcher

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    1. Tin of Directors
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Lambert's fixtures are crap.

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    2. Keane There Dunne That
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Berbatov it is

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    3. Mid-Table Obscurity
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      fletcher's fixtures are tasty and you know he'll play

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    4. Absinthe Minded
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      have berb, think Lukaku might come in for next week

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  26. PanTanti
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else doing worse than 34?

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    1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      36(-4)?

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    2. Dial Square
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      44 (-12)

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  27. Just_Ty
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    200K+ people have Walters, let's have a thought for them

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  28. 4vets
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Just remember when the leagues are updated, it means nothing so quell your useless "Up 10k places to 11k" posts. Tomorrow will sort it out (if Baps are given).

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  29. Liastro ⭐️
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Any ideas for the average?

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    1. Tin of Directors
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'd say low 30s.

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    2. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
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      i reckon 31

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    3. Acquafresca
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      guessing 40

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  30. donkey73
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    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Should I go for Walc/Gibbs/Sagna or Walc/Gibbs/Arteta next week?

    I will NEITHER consider Bale>Caz NOR any Podolski scenario. Bale is a keeper, Podolski is shitte

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