Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

Sunday brings the Gameweek to a close with a trio of matches featuring an array of Fantasy talent. Things get rolling with a pair of lunchtime kick-offs, as Villa host United and Swansea make the trip to Carrow Road to face Chris Hughton’s Norwich. That’s followed by the headline act, as Andre Villas-Boas looks to continue the Spurs revival against a Liverpool unit weakened by a string of injuries.

While the press will be focused on David Moyes, Fantasy managers will be more interested in Wayne Rooney’s performance. With a potential absence for Sergio Aguero looming, the United striker could make himself “essential” over the Christmas period if he can produce in the midlands. With Michu expected to earn a run-out at Norwich, we’ll have the opportunity to assess whether he can join both David Silva and Theo Walcott on our midfield Christmas list, while at 4pm, all eyes will be on Luis Suarez as he looks to overcome the absence of skipper Steven Gerrard and strike partner Daniel Sturridge against the Spurs back four.

Look to our Twitter feed for the latest teamsheet bulletins, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open and will remain available throughout today’s three fixtures.

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

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  1. DonTheSpecialOne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    One of my rivals have Henderson and Ramsey on The bench, that's sad.

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    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Sad? I'd be dancing in joy! 😉

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Haha 😉 Ward and Per on my bench, that's not too bad I guess.

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  2. A Defender's Nightmare
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    He missed 1st 5 GWs FFS 😯

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  3. the axolotl
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    assuming aguero out (i'm waiting on news before doing anything drastic), but would you bring in negredo or lukaku? have zab and barkley from those respective teams.

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    1. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      He can't train for a minimum of 7-10 days for best case scenario...

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        love how people are now experts in calf injuries

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        1. Top 210 Club
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Google it Bemba, not rocket science, best case scenario is rest for 7 to 10 days, next best is out for 4-6 weeks, do the maths

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          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 3 months ago

            was it a slight strain or full injury? We don't know the extent so it's hard to say he will be out for this long

            But yes I appreciate you researched it to find out what possible time he is missing for.

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        2. applebonkers
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          have you never punched a cow?

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          1. Top 210 Club
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 3 months ago

            lol

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

    Keep Oscar?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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    2. Top 210 Club
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      ja

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    3. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Yep

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  5. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    NEGREDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!

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    1. floydy_floyd
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      How many of the 4 games in 8 days will he start tho?

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      1. The Shadow
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Jovetic set to return.

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          ^this

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    2. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      ...hasn't scored without Aguero on the pitch

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  6. copps
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    i dont know what i'm more peeved about, not captaining suarez or yaya's goal

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    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      The first one

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    2. jonnybhoy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      both

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  7. floydy_floyd
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Chaps

    Gonna have to do this tonight due to Brady drop.

    Aguero to:
    1. Lukaku
    2. Negredo

    Nailed on-ness of lukaku making me lean towards him but I'll have no city cover eeeeeek!

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    1. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      2

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  8. r0nh
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    I have 1,022 points overall.

    And you dont.

    Do daa

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    1. Seamy
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Only 1,010 🙁

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    2. The Assassin-Faced BabyDave
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      I do, actually

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      1. r0nh
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        😯

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    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Soon to have 1092.

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      1. r0nh
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        😥

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  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    229 have transferred out suarez this week 😯

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Tough fixtures.

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      1. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Oh yeah cardiff is really a nightmare

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  10. GK
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Nasri 's place secure for now? Can do Aguero and Shelvey to Negredo and Nasri (-4) this week if so

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    1. Top 210 Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      yep

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    2. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like it. He's playing brilliant atm.

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

      silva and yaya are where the actual pts are in the midfield

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      1. GK
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        I can afford Silva if I got Lukaku over Negredo. Worth it?

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        1. Top 210 Club
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Nasri was on all corners and it was all him for final 15 mins, key pass after key pass and miss after miss >.< Reckon he is first choice, esp after Pelli said how well his team did against Bayern even when they rested the likes of Aguero and Nasri etc

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    4. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Nah no safety in city

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  11. Brazooka
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Don't understand how some guys still don't have Suarez on his team. Unbelieveble.

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    1. Scottys Army
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Doos

      cough cough

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  12. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Terry to Evans?

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  13. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Possible destination for Suarez next season
    Real Barca Bayern Arsenal ??

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    1. jonnybhoy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Madrid 100%

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        i want 100m for him min

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        1. jonnybhoy
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Wouldn't surprise me

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    2. r0nh
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal in 3 weeks 😎

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      1. Snikiii
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        5% chance imo, but it would be nice

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      2. Woy of the Wovers
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Seriously?!

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    3. A.
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      But how big is his price tag now?

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      1. AarÖn Özilski
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        £40,000,005

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    4. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Potential suitors might not wait until the summer. He's not cup-tied in Europe.

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    5. don parcheesi
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Id put money on madrid. Benzema should be lining up an mls move

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  14. Chris_White
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Januzaj or Sterling?

    First to 3!!

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    1. Brazooka
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Raheem

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    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      first to 1? sterling

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  15. Jimbo123
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    How long is Paulinho out for?

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      3 games

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    2. Brazooka
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      3 gws

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    3. Snikiii
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      2 gw and tuesdays Capital one cup

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  16. Reckoner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Negredo and Walcott
    or
    Lukaku and Silva/Nasri/...ugh...Yaya

    For Aguero and Barkley with no hit. Its a teaser.

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    1. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      negredo and walcott i think.

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    2. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      I'm going for the first one I think. I really think it will be a high scoring game at the Emirates next week

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    3. copps
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      im in the same boat. leaning towards B although A is more diferetial

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  17. Gooner Kebab
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Right, let's do the points left on the bench:

    23pts : Whitts (11) Marshall (7) Mert (5)

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      clever.

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    2. Whistle
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      lets not

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  18. gers23
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Safe to do Gerrard to Silva now? Or could he play midweek?

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  19. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    I am keeping Terry! (for another week)

    I will be the smug little sausage when he gets a few headers in.

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    1. Scottys Army
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      same here

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

      i am keeping him simply because my wanted replacement - Burner - is playing vs Suarez next GW 😯

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  20. Snikiii
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero(Injured) Brady(Droped) Rooney(Deep) OUT
    Negredo Lukaku Walcott IN
    OR
    Aguero(injured) Shelvey Koscielny(injured) OUT
    Negredo Wally Wilson IN
    ?
    I know the second is better but i cant shake the filling that Rooney is just playing too deep and they had a good result, so it might not be the last time

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  21. floydy_floyd
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Doos refusing to have Suarez is like someone only spending 80m of their budget cos they think money is the root of all evil

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      i got away with not havin rvp last season since he never when on this kind of run....just the odd goal

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    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Nah. Now it's the fixtures curse. People bringing him in - but not until after tricky fixtures. Several years back I spent 13.7m on Ronaldo over Xmas after his price had risen 1.8m.

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    3. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      You can't argue with principles.

      Some things are more important than FPL.

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  22. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    cant believe im considerin aguero to chamakh, but he really has been performing well

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    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Put on some nice, relaxing music and re-think.

      Thank me later.

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    2. Mr Smith
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Step away from the pc.... 😮

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        I suppose chamakh wont be playin a chelsea defence every week......

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        1. Mr Smith
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 months ago

          Exactly.

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    3. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      You will never live it down if he fails 😉

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    4. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Nothing wrong with that, im thinking Gouffran

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    5. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Depends upon what you do with all that extra cash, in the long run.

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  23. Chris_White
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Yaya on pens now too. His painful existence in FPL world will never end.

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    1. No Luck
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      I'm seriously considering bringing him in to put an end to all this nonsense!

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

      he should have been red carded after that tackle on Giroud! Grrr

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    3. Pasqualinho
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Of course it will end. It just needs an ACON.

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      1. copps
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        im patiently waiting for january 2015

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  24. Mr Smith
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    RMT tool prediction for next 6 weeks (current team) - 316 points predicted

    RMT tool prediction for next 6 weeks (team post 8pt hit) - 327 points predicted

    Yay, looks like the hit may pay off 😀

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  25. Bollard
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Guys, check the physio room out on calf injuries. Best case is 3 weeks rest before returning to training for Aguero, worst 3 months. Either way i wouldn't hold out much hope of seeing him back until the new year. http://www.physioroom.com/injuries/calf_and_shin/calf_strain_full.php

    Thats enough for me to ship him this week.

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  26. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Fecking flanagan on my bench

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      lolzzzzzzzzzz

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    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      same as. Had double lpool defence last 2 weeks as well... fml

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      1. floydy_floyd
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 months ago

        Last 3 for me. Sold migs benched flan

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  27. - DC -
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    - 8 point hit done. 4 transfers in total. Wonderful team on paper. Strong across the board. No weakness.

    In other news, everything my ML leader does comes of. JRod was his transfer this week.........delivers.

    2 halves to a season and all that though!

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      wow starting on -8 next gw already

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  28. Richd
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    QUESTION: If enough of us bought a low ownership playing during WC. Could we force a double price rise??

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    1. Pasqualinho
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, but half of us would need to wait until he's already risen once before getting him in, and wouldn't benefit from the rise - so it's not an easy thing to sell.

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  29. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 months ago

    Only 6 players out of top 50 captained Suarez.

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