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Having opened the season with a double in the Community Shield win over Wigan, Robin Van Persie’s brace in the Gameweek 1 win at Swansea suggested we were in for yet another year of consistent goalscoring. What has followed, however, has been highly unexpected and as United struggle to settle under David Moyes, the Dutchman has a single converted spot-kick to his name in the last six Gameweeks.

A hat-trick for Holland against Hungary last week saw Van Persie become his nation’s all-time top goalscorer and suggested his eye for goal was as keen as ever – with this in mind, we delve into the data to assess just what sort of impact Moyes’ arrival has made on the Fantasy heavyweight.

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  1. Yossi
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Suspected ligament damage for Gibson

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    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      when? today?

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      1. Yossi
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Yep, first half of Ireland game he came off

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  2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone done the 'Lukaku --> Rooney for a hit?' joke yet?

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Not yet. Do you want the honours? 🙂

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      1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Yes please. 😀

        Shall I do Rooney to Lukaku for a hit?

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        1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Ahhh 🙁 how did I mess up my own joke after stating what it was in the above post? I'm going to leave it to the experts.

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          1. 7shadesofsmoke
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            lol

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      2. HVT
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Thoughts on Kolarov Gb ?

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Essential.

          Nah, he looks preferred over Clichy but the City defence is not great this year. I'm avoiding them altogether.

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  3. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Schurrle is making it extremely difficult fir Reus to get back in the German team.

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    1. Eboue
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      I really do think schurrle is vastly overrated

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      1. The3rdTurd
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Down to 7.3 now in FPL.

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      2. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        +1

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    2. Snikiii
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      is this a joke? Reus is 1st choice no question

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  4. HVT
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    From rte : Gibson has knee ligament damage out for a long time , Martinez in dressing room with Darren.
    I feel for him .

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    1. The3rdTurd
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      oof, poor lad

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    2. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Always a shame to see players suffer from chronic injuries

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    3. FPL Mike the Knight
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Good news for Barkley owners, no rest for him!

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  5. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Went against the community's strong opinion that I shd save my FT and not do Brady >> januzaj...I recall going against the community opinion and not benching michu against arsenal...learnt my lesson, or so I thought 😉

    Will wait n see

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    1. UnitednationsXI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Benching*

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  6. charlie1X
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    England really need a second before we get to squeaky bum time

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    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      I read a twit last week that since moyes arrived, United had rebranded squeaky bum time to "time".

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  7. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Rooney running the show

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  8. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Welbeck is really bad isn't he.

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    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Seems to have a lot of tools, but then lacks a finishing edge.

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        nowt worse than a blunt tool

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      2. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Like my DIY attempts in this house. Got all the tools, never get the job done.

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    2. JWF
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      This. Do not understand how he's still playing for one of the best (club) sides in the world. Never rated him.

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  9. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Welbeck so good up to a point, the point you want him to score.

    All fart and no poo, as they say.

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Like a younger version of heskey

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      1. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Hensley was all fart followed by the squits. 😉

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        1. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Hensley...? 🙄

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      2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        He's not, but people are desperately trying to make him out to be.

        He scores, but every shot on goal he misses, there's this wave of groans as if he's Heskey.

        Not shocked that Welbeck's afraid to shoot. 3 goals in 4 games, and all you hear about is how he doesn't score.

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        1. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          There's far too much lack of end product. His double against Swansea GW1 was the biggest player troll of the season.

          Nothing since.

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          1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 7 months ago

            I don't think his ManU scoring record should have much to do with his England scoring record. People are trying to blend the two, as if scoring for ManU is popular these days

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            1. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 7 months ago

              He's a forward. Of course it matters.

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              1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
                • 12 Years
                10 years, 7 months ago

                If you're a ManU fan, maybe it matters. If you're an England fan, who cares, he's scoring just fine for England

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  10. Jimbo123
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    It feels strange to be looking at ways of getting players like Januzaj and Townsend in to my team.

    Just flirting with the idea at the min, but still feels odd.

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    1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Meet Andros T: 2,3,2,2,2 FPL points vs. about a thousand shots taken.

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      1. Jimbo123
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Can't see the two / three pointers continuing with him playing like this......

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      2. charlie1X
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        If you got bonus points from hitting row Z I'd bring him into my team.

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  11. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Townsend is much better than Walcott.

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    1. Scottys Army
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      yeh right

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    2. Declan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      😆

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    3. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Don't be silly. Couple of good appearances doesn't warrant that remark.

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    4. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      I think they're interchangeable, very similar although I'd still have Walcott starting when fit. He's proven.

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      1. JWF
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        I agree with this. Townsend is better (at the moment) than Walcott was the season before last but Wally has the longer proven track record at the moment.

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    5. The3rdTurd
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Now this really is trollish 🙂

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      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        I reckon AVB's got a headache though - Townsend was going to be dropped.

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        1. Scottys Army
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Nah if AVB wants to win he drops him townsend provide no service for their strikers.

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        2. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Was he? Lamela's got Europe, Townsend's got the league. So it seems.

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        3. JWF
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Nice problem to have!

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      2. Chu Young Ping Pong
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        He runs at players. He's faster, stronger, better shot and a better dribbler.

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    6. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Disagree with ya Chu.

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    7. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Agreed. In the top 3 players on the planet.

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    8. charlie1X
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      stop gap do behave

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    9. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      😆

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  12. Scottys Army
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Good to see Rooney in good form expect a big season from him.

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  13. BOOM XHAKALACA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    So much for Schurrle staying under the radar...

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  14. Portsmouth Bubblejet
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    4-2 Germany: two for Schürrle now, goal + assist for Özil.

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    1. Portsmouth Bubblejet
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Now it's Sweden 3 Germany 4. I told a friend to bet on 4-4 again. Wonder if he did?

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  15. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    All of a sudden I'm reconsidering doing

    Rooney > lukaku

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      I have both

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      1. SW6
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Ditto. And it feels good

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  16. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    There is a guy who play's for Kazakhstan called "Engel",i don't know if it's correct but the Irish commentator's are pronouncing it "Anal"..So you can imagine my amusement when they said "rash tackle from Engel" 😯

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    1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      That's not football you're watching 😉

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  17. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    SHOOT FOR CHRIST SAKE!

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  18. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    I'd really like to see baines taking the corners from the right. Gerrards outswingers are not working well

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  19. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Nothing more dangerous than a 1 goal lead, even a 2 goal lead.

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  20. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Ukraine 6-0 vs 10 San Marino....

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    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      *man

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    2. SW6
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      10 Man Sarino?

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    3. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      I'm writing San Marino off now. Think they've left it too late.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        😛

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  21. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Lampard on.

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    1. Jimbo123
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Get lamps on.his

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      1. Jimbo123
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Fail. I was trying to agree

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  22. Scottys Army
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    That Andros cross is 1 lennon would be proud of

    essential

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  23. HVT
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Why Chico over Davies ( I'm aware of injury but Davies looks likely to play w/e) ,
    Davies has 7 bonus coupled with 2 goals / 2 cs whereas
    Chico has 1 bonus / 0 goals / 2 cs . I get the impression that scout/most are championing Chico ,
    No love for Davies around ?
    (Sun/Wham/cardiff/Stoke/fulham/city/Newc/Hull)

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    1. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Davies definately, will be playing next weekend...

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      It's to do with ownership and passing stats I think

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      The scout's analysis seemed to think that Chico will benefit from bps more.

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    4. Michu Picchu
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Davies without a doubt, all the cool kids have him

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  24. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Guy runs on the pitch. Stewards run after him about 10 mins later. 😆

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  25. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Fifth midfielder...under 5.2; which one to pick?
    A. Amafitano
    B.Ravel
    C.Januzaj

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  26. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Schurrle with a brace. The Chelsea midfield is going to be a never ending story this season.

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  27. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Jesus Christ. Watching Ireland play football is worse than having your teeth pulled.

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    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

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    2. JWF
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      At least once the tooth is pulled you get relief. You've got a life time of watching Ireland 🙂

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      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        Wow. Thanks for making me feel better 😛

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  28. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Sweden and Germany should play every week.

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    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Now 3-5

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    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      3-5. Wow.

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  29. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Best defender up to 5.9 mil that isn't Coleman?

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Chico or Davies if fit.

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    2. Eboue
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      I don't think Coleman is a good option to be honest, I'd go for sakho (glen when back) or koscielny, Chico or kolarov

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      1. super zlatan
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 7 months ago

        What about mert?

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        1. Eboue
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 7 months ago

          Similar threat to koscielny, I'd save the .2 if I was buying!

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    3. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      GJohnson when back.

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    4. HVT
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 7 months ago

      Davies ^

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  30. charlie1X
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 7 months ago

    Wii Frank waddle up to the edge of the box and put this to bed....

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