Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Monday

Nine down, one to go as Swansea welcome Hull to the Liberty and hand us some Monday night football to sink our teeth into. Michael Laudrup’s side have offered Fantasy managers a strong source of points at both ends of the pitch in front of their own fans – three of the last four home games have produced a clean sheet and three goals or more for the Welsh outfit:

Jonjo Shelvey’s 14-point haul in the previous Gameweek saw the former Liverpool man earn himself over 161,000 new owners prior to the weekend deadline, though with Curtis Davies back on board after serving a one-match suspension, the Tigers will be hoping to turn in a resilient display.

The big news is that Michu is fit and available to lead the line for the hosts after recovering from ankle and knee problems. He replaces Alvaro Vazquez up top in one of three changes by Laudrup, as Gerhard Tremmel and Nathan Dyer come in for Michel Vorm and Alex Pozuelo. Robbie Brady drops out for the Tigers after a series of disappointing displays since returning from injury.

As always, our Dugout Discussion chatroom remains open right through to the final whistle.

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  1. AK ⭐
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Pablo!

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Shelvey* 😉

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    2. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Chester*

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    3. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
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      *No-one

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    4. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Come on Pamela Anderson.

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      1. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        I don't doubt it

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    5. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      *Williams

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    6. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Chico

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    7. Thomass
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Chico* and Michu* 😉

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    8. Raddy
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Graham* so no one gets any points

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    9. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      And Shelvey who has silky skills.

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    10. Tadic is the new Eriksen
      • 11 Years
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      Chico

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    11. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Chico & Shelvey!

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    12. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      0-0

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    13. Piggs Boson
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      10 years, 4 months ago

      Good luck AK!

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      1. AK ⭐
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        And good luck with Michu, GB. 🙂

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      2. Chu Young Ping Pong
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        If Michu scores, I'll just copy your team. Everything is going right for you this season -.-

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          You shouldn't. I'm due a bit of bad luck.

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          1. Chu Young Ping Pong
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            can't see that happening anytime soon!

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    14. Crouch Potato!
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      10 years, 4 months ago

      Come on ref, red cards, disallowed goals, at a fella!

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  2. Peggi
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Williams. All im asking is for 2 points to beat my head2head rival.

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    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Considering Danny Graham is starting you are all good

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      1. Peggi
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        🙁

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  3. isacki: full casual
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Pretty sure in order to win my H2H I'll need to go back in time and pick a different team

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  4. The class of 92
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Some help with this team please!?

    De Gea Lewis
    Terry GJ Clyne Burner Gabbidon
    De Guzman Hazard Brady Ravel Sess
    Aguero Rooney Suarez

    (1.7 in bank)

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    1. mischty
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      De GEa, Terry, GJ are all underperforming and there fixtures get tougher. Replace any of them with some combination of Everton defenders.
      You could drop Sess to Leroy Fer to save some cash, Or Brady to Redmond. See how it plays out and upgrade another mid to Cabaye when he returns?

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  5. Cheeseoid
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    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    10 points from Chico & shelve would be just great and surely turn my red arrow into a green

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  6. Tadic is the new Eriksen
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    10 years, 4 months ago

    Chico 15-pointer incoming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. Fabreghastly
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      • 13 Years
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      ... would be very nice

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    2. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I am thinking this may be optimistic.

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      1. Tadic is the new Eriksen
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        all it takes is one well-aimed header and a clean sheet 😀

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        1. Thomass
          • 11 Years
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          And 3 baps 🙂

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    3. Thomass
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Well said hope that happens with Michu assisting them all 🙂

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      1. Tadic is the new Eriksen
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Nice, I love michu as a fantasy football pick, may well be heading my way in Jan Wc

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    4. Kevin Twine
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      • 12 Years
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      *Williams

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  7. beric
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Isacki, I have copied all your bets and emptied my 7.90 paddy power wallet

    good luck to you, and to me

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
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      🙂

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  8. andres
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    guys, need some advice on my team

    MIGS daveis
    coleman chester walker (WILLIAMS Merte)
    SESS Hazard Shelvey Rambo (JEDINAK)
    Lukaku Suarez Kun
    1.4, 2FTs

    Change sth at the back, sell jedinak/sess?

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  9. DRIZ ✅
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    What position is Shelvey playing?

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Surely as the number 10?

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    2. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      own goal position 😎

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    3. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      He's playing in the lump.

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  10. Chris_White
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Will Bale ever win the Golden Boot?

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Has he been scoring again?

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    2. T1P
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Will you ever stop asking stupid questions and making stupid comments?

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      1. Chris_White
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        That would mean Bale would have to die to win it, not sure if that would be possible

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      2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        wow harsh

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        1. T1P
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          He does my head in. Every time I see him on here he talks rubbish. And then he commented on my post about Curtis Davies earlier saying he wasn't in the starting XI when he is. There's no need for it.

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          1. stilicho
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            • 13 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            You're the one chucking insults around.

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            1. T1P
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 4 months ago

              Read his posts mate it's just all s**t all the time. Look at the one saying 'he's not in the starting XI' Why do you write that when it's not true?

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              1. AK ⭐
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 4 months ago

                Get over it man. He might have made a mistake, people are misinformed sometimes. His saying doesn't change the fact that Davies isn't playing. He is, you'll get the points. End of story.

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              2. stilicho
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                • 13 Years
                10 years, 4 months ago

                I can see how that might annoy you, but it doesn't justify the reaction.

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                1. T1P
                  • 11 Years
                  10 years, 4 months ago

                  Ok I'll leave it now apologies

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          2. AK ⭐
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 4 months ago

            Well. He's helped me with sorting the defense out last week. And he knows what he talks about. And I think the regulars on here think the same about him. Don't know why you're having a go at him.

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  11. parkerdip
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    There should be a feature in FPL where once a season you can swap players during a gameweek. Like if a player played but got 0pts (Terry) you could swap him for any player on your bench (Cabaye). Only allowed to do it like once a season(1GW) to keep it balanced

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    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Nah... That would just even out as everyone would do it once and get roughly the same benefit anyway.

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  12. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Why does Vorm get injured a lot?

    Wtf. So annoying.

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  13. The Gambler.
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    How can the flag change mean Silva is dropping tonight?

    Surely a flag change resets the nto for that day?

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    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yay! I will be able to afford him after all!

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    2. Goaldigger
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Really want to know this too. I am 0.1 away from getting him in for Gerrard...

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      1. MJ6987
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Me too

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        1. organdonor47
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          It's the norm - red flag to yellow reduces the NTO target, hence he'll drop tonight. You lucky people 🙂

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    3. Phaze 1
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      went from red to yellow so needs less NTO to drop. If he went from Red to no flag he would be protected

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    4. No Luck
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Flag removal means nto reset.

      Flag change from red to yellow = no reset.

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  14. Stats King-@football2space
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Gareth Vincent
    ‏@Gareth_Vincent
    Michel Vorm misses out once again for #Swans because of his ongoing knee problem, so teenager Gregor Zabret on bench

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  15. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Have a feeling that Tom huddlestone will finally score tonight 🙂

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  16. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Do we know why Vorm isn't playing ?

    Apart from that he's in my team 🙁

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      look up just a mere 2 posts

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      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        I did 🙂

        Thank you

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  17. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Vorm not starting?!

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      nope

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  18. beric
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Wales vs England then in the football

    but who will win? wrexham or oxford?

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    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      The Dragons (nee Robins)

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  19. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Michu drawing out instructions with his hands in the team huddle 🙂

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    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      He'll score don't worry. I've no doubt at all.
      Just hope it's the one with no assists as well. 😉

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  20. DRIZ ✅
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    10 years, 4 months ago

    Any chance Williams Shelvey will score 6pts combined?

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  21. Parm
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Knowing my luck, Brady will come on pick up a yellow card 🙄

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    1. beric
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      classic brady

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    2. Champy
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Settle for that, otherwise I get Collins

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    3. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      At least he'll be in the points! 🙂

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    4. Sif
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      +1
      1st bench Chester who will get a CS & a goal :p

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  22. Vague88
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Chester get forward for corners ever?

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  23. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Pozuelo not started, hope he doesn't fixture at all, got a Norwich defender on the bench to come on 😉 takes me to 67.

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  24. Thebiffo
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Uck, final straw for Brady.

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  25. ILOVEBAPS
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    It's hard to cheer for a CS.

    "Yay! No one did anything"!

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    1. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I plan to cheer on every block, clearance and pass that Williams do. Go BPS! 😀

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      would suit me just fine this evenin tho lol....

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    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I just cheer whenever the ball passes through the semi circle

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    4. Dago
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Ha ha feel the same.

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  26. nige21111
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Chaps, any thoughts on the below, thinking Giroud > Lukako?

    Krul
    Distin, Coleman, G Johnson (Turner, Baker)
    Yaya T, Ozil, Hazard, Ramsey (Redmond)
    Giroud, Suarez, Aguero

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    1. mischty
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      good move, good looking team.

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    2. Vague88
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      My only thoughts are why you feel the need to ask? Obvious, do it. I just wish I had your front 3 instead of SAR so it would be s obvious a choice for me as well.

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      1. Vague88
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        an*

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    3. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Go for it. Nice team btw

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    4. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yep, too many Ars there for the next two

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      1. nige21111
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers for the advice it will be done...

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  27. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Davids suspended for two matches. Barnet fans outraged that the two yellows werent entertaining enough.

    Not sure if this means football is dying or coming alive.

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  28. Phaze 1
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    nice ball

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  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    OMG Graham

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  30. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Graham goal. Feck sake!

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