[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
2 February 2014 2423 comments
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Sunday serves up a tempting double header as Arsenal get the opportunity to soar back to the top of the table with a win over Palace, while Liverpool look to cement fourth spot with three points at West Brom.

Proceedings begin at the Hawthorns, where Brendan Rodgers’ side draw up in the Midlands boasting twin destroyers that threaten to tear into Pepe Mel’s defence. Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge are backed by an army of Fantasy managers going into today’s clash – big returns for one or both will transform the Gameweek and mini-league scenario for many.

Will it be straightforward for Rodgers and his strikers? Maybe not – only Man City have conceded fewer shots from inside the area at home than the Baggies, while only Hull have conceded fewer “big chances”. West Brom do have a resilient side to them at home and, while the “Mel revolution” hasn’t quite swung into action as yet, today presents a good opportunity to demonstrate progress.

Later this afternoon, the Gunners face Palace at the Emirates. A one-sided affair on paper but Tony Pulis is sure to roll up with a blueprint to stifle and frustrate. Arsenal are likely to need an early goal if they are to deliver the kind of result that will have a big impact on our Gameweeks.

Look to our Twitter feed for all the news from the teamsheets, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to cater for your real-time needs.

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

    Mariappa dropped now too?

    Jaysus. Might have to do an 8 pt hit next week! 🙁

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    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Ward / Delaney / Gabb / parr ,
      Are the preferred back 4. IMHO.

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

        Yup, looks that way.

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      2. Demí
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        12 years, 3 months ago

        Indeed. I kept taking Marriappa out the predicted lineups, thinking this will be the week Ward finally goes back to his best position. One time i decide to keep him in, whaddya know!

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        1. HVT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          I was surprised you didn't put Parr in Demi ,
          I always felt he would be back this week and Pulis seems to favour him over Moxey ,
          Still as always - excellant work.

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  2. Dr Dream
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    12 years, 3 months ago

    Poor by Liverpool..fannying about across the back four and just too slow to get the ball forward...not impressed.

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    1. Epic Fail
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      12 years, 3 months ago

      When in doubt, just hoof it out.

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

        especially on a pitch like that

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      2. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah. Kolo panics on the ball all the time.

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        1. Dr Dream
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          yeah..stick hold of Giroud for next week...It's not a tricky fixture at all.

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      3. Licky
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Schoolboy stuff that was, I knew as soon as hit hit it he'd messed it all up.

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    2. Licky
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      They always screw up against any team that shows some sort of defensive resilience, bloody ridiculous.

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

        they dont ever seem to win by 1 goal margins. its either 4-0 or a loss/draw

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        1. Lawrø
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          *Points to the first 3 games of the season*

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    3. Sheep Flavour
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      12 years, 3 months ago

      I am very impressed 🙂

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        U been spying on me 😉

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  3. HVT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    6-3 Eire - get in there !!

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  4. GTS
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Chamakh show Wenger what he's missing!
    Chamakh brace incoming...

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  5. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Koscielny, Ward and Cazorla in the next game for me.

    This will be key to my GW.

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    1. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Mert / Ozil / Parr - the same for me.

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    2. Towsor44
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Kosc, Chesney, Ozil here. Need a clean sheet at the very least! An Ozil brace would be a welcome bonus 🙂

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

      ive seen quite a few double on arsenal defence

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  6. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    This game has put me off SS for Liv-Ars....which one to get rid for RVP?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      😯

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Keep Suarez of course if u really must get rid, great fixtures after Arsenal though ...

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    3. BantamPhil
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Well it would have to be Sturridge out of the two, but 49 points combined in the last 3GWs has been great, regret getting rid of Sturridge before the Everton game myself

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  7. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    You all know who i captained 🙂

    No more bragging

    I am out 🙁

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Any Chubby?

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    2. FACUPARSE
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      well done donkey

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    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Congratulations. You made 10pts back on the hundreds you lost on crap picks.

      Give us your gargatron captain points for the season!

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      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I have had only 6 captain's picks fail all season long but 2 in the last 3 GWS 🙂

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        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Post the stats then. Your celebrating this Mirallas thing far too much. Give us the stats or rank etc

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  8. Sheep Flavour
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Dezko nailed on for next week are we thinking with Aurego out?

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

      jovetic is back as is negredo. id expect dzeko to play but its never 100% guaranteed

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  9. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Non Suarez captainers group hug - we can get out behind the sofa now

    RVp (c) here

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    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      'Hugs'

      Well done 🙂

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    2. copps
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      3 point swing, not worth the gamble

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      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Do you you have RVp?

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  10. Jeremiah
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Evans > Shaw for free?

    S'hampton have decent fixrtures.

    Cheers 🙂

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Wait for news on Evans.

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      1. Jeremiah
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Good replacement if Evans is out?

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah I'd say so. Probably a good replacement regardless. But I'd definitely hold for one week if there is good news on Evans.

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          1. Jeremiah
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers.

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  11. BigManBakar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    2 pointer # 1/7

    - #7 for my football club
    - Scored my first goal in the premier league on the opening day of the premier league last season against one of the Manchester clubs

    I am?

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Le Fondre?

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      1. BigManBakar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Nope

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    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Mirallas?

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    3. Dial Square
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Gunnarson

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

        oh last season...

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      2. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        ^

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    4. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Nope all wrong

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      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Sissoko?

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    5. Demí
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Lambert? Davis?

      One of the Saints boys

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      1. BigManBakar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Lambert correct, post only one answer next time though!

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        1. Woy of the Wovers
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Had to be v City. United played on Monday.

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        2. Towsor44
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Lambert at Man City

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    6. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      lambert

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    7. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Fellaini? Surely he'd scored before.

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    8. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Lambert

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    9. copps
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      suarez

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    10. d1sable
      • Has Moderation Rights
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Lambert?

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    11. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Rickie Lambert

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    12. Just A Hat
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      A swansea player

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  12. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    On the plus side maybe that relatively poor C choice may contribute to breaking up the Suarez (c) template...What % was he this week as (c) choice ?..anybody know ?

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      In the 90's

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    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      93% I think in top 10k.

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        wow..It won't be next week

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        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          No. The games changing a lot of selection out there.

          Moving time in a lot of MLs I'd say.

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  13. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    About 1% captained somebody other than Suarez...

    it doesn't matter

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      It matters.

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      1. Phaze 1
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        this

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    2. joinho
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I am part of that 1% 😀

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        And me

        #fullcasual

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    3. Sheep Flavour
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      1% of people are casuals.......

      ahem 🙂

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      1. joinho
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        About 50% of all players are casuals

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    4. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      🙂

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  14. Alejo - CFC
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Sturridge on 3 Baps then !

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  15. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Lolerpool.

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      This is ridiculous.

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  16. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Play Sagna or Coleman this week

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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Coming week

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Coleman

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  17. Bow Locks
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Quadratic equasion sample question 1:

    The cup.

    A=Gabb + Kosc + Ward + 13 v B= Komp + Mert + Dzeko?

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    1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      That's a linear equation not a quadratic

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  18. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Mata, Hazard, Yaya or JRod for my armband next week I think.

    Suarez will go mental again seeing as I wont captain him vs Arsenal.

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

      Oscar (c)

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  19. joinho
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Finally captaining someone other than Suarez pays off 🙂

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  20. Lawrø
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Ireland!

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  21. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    I knew I shouldn't have set my alarm to change the armband from Giroud to Suarez, ffs.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Why would you need to set your alarm to do that anyway?

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      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        To get up as I got home after 3am from being out. Set the alarm to waken up to change before the deadline!

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    2. Phaze 1
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      LOL why not just do it before you went to bed? How dumb can you be?

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      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        You are a bellend.

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  22. r0nh
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Suarez out; RVP in

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    1. Sheep Flavour
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      😮

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  23. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Negredo (c) to tear it up on Monday 🙂

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  24. BigManBakar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    2 pointer # 2/7

    - Play in a current premier league club which contains the letter 'V'
    - Part of the Arsenal Invincibles squad

    I am?

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    1. The Machine
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Toure

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      1. BigManBakar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Correct

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    2. Dial Square
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Kolo

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    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      toure

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    4. Deulo10
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      12 years, 3 months ago

      Kolo Toure?

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    5. Chucky
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      12 years, 3 months ago

      hibbert

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    6. Call Me Old Fashioned
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      12 years, 3 months ago

      Kolo Toure

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    7. A.
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      12 years, 3 months ago

      Kolo, simple

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    8. copps
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      the V was too much of a giveaway

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  25. HuttonDressedasLahm
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    12 years, 3 months ago

    Mirallas (c)

    🙂

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

      Sturridge (c)

      YEAH

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    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Wow, ballsy. Well done

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    3. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      🙂
      Nice

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  26. Respect My Authoritah
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Hoping for a quiet game, 1-1 ideally, only Hazard left

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Same.
      Dumped Giroud and Sagna along with Gabbidon on my WC

      1-1, 2 OGs please

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  27. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Who to replace Januzaj with for next GW? will have 9.6 to spend after selling Aguero and getting in Ade for this GW?

    I am thinking Silva or Oscar... Already have Hazard, Lallana, Mata and Johnson

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  28. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Hi guys should I save my Ft this week?

    Boruc
    Evra Demel Ward
    Hazard Mata Yaya AJohnson
    Suarez Giroud RVP

    Kosc Parker Chester

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  29. nevertrustbony
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    who is the most nalied on west ham defender?

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

      Reid

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    2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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      12 years, 3 months ago

      Probably tomkins atm

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  30. toxik
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Olivier Giroud, show me I am right to keep the faith.

    I need to overturn 8 points, you are the man.

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