Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

After a day of tepid Fantasy returns, Sunday arrives with a double header that looks bristling with drama and points in equal measure. Quite simply, the stakes at Old Trafford and White Hart Lane couldn’t be higher – bitter rivalries, title and European place ambitions – the ingredients are all there. Sunday really should be a treat.

It all begins in Manchester, with David Moyes’ side attempting to maintain the little momentum they’ve gathered from back-to-back away wins and three consecutive clean sheets. That record will be tested to the full by a Liverpool side that’s simply overflowing with goals, delivered in the main by the feared partnership of Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge. Fantasy managers will be focused on their performances today, whilst assessing the suitability of United’s assets ahead of their double Gameweek.

The day’s events conclude at White Hart Lane the North London derby – a fixture which has rarely disappointed in recent seasons. Chelsea’s defeat to Villa will have revived Arsenal’s ambitions somewhat but Arsene Wenger’s side cannot afford to drop points against their rivals if they are to get themselves back in the race. As for Spurs, they’ll be seeking a result to aid recovery after suffering hidings from Chelsea and Benfica in the past week. A win would put them firmly back in the hunt for a top four place and keep them on Arsenal’s tail.

Look to our Twitter feed for all the teamsheet tittle-tattle, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is open to welcome those seeking out some real-time interaction during today’s matches.

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

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  1. In Like Flynn.
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    This game needs more cards.

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

      And goals

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    2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      and skill

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  2. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Bring on Defoe, Sherwood you buffoon!

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  3. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    BERBATOVVVVVVVVV!!!

    Lyon 1 - Monaco 3

    Fal-who?

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    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
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      10 years, 1 month ago

      2 Assists as well

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

        Away to Lyon...BerbaGod!!

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    2. Parm
      • 12 Years
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      😛

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

        Change your name back!

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  4. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Dumb - I just treated myself to a WC for -16pts

    Dumber - I still have RVP and no Man City players 😆

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

      Shite FPL season, great regular season

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    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Roll on 14/15

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    3. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Wtf you're having exactly the same season as me awful and both finished high last year

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  5. creative
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    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone know if yaya got injured yesterday when he was taken off in the 70th min? Or was it just a defensive substitution??

    I keep transfering players in quickly and getting stung by it.

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Was looking tired and exhausted... I think it was jst rest

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  6. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 14 Years
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    Adebayor was asleep when Townsend passed to him in the box..

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    1. Jafooli
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      Just assumed he wouldn't pass, which is fair enough.....

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      1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        He's in the penalty area during a Tottenham attack. He should always be alive and alert in that situation. He was somewhere else, miles away..

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  7. Pablitto
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hi lads!
    Is there any DGW defender worth -4? Have Coleman and cannot afford Baines

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    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe a Sunderland one given they have two more DGWs coming after this one

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, think I'll get Bardsley for that reason......

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        1. MJ6987
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Me too

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        2. Colonel Wasabi
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Don't forget to (c) him....

          (I just caught up 😉 )

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          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            😀 will do.....

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            1. Colonel Wasabi
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              😀

              Need to learn some more smilies !

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    2. Joey Barton and Friends
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Demel

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  8. Mr Smith
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Why are people wasting time emailing FPL towers about this Suarez assist, surely you should be emailing OPTA as it's there classification that is important? 🙄

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I thought they give some assists in addition to OPTA assists - like these.

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    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I emailed Ban-Ki-Moon.

      He hasn't replied yet.

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

        Putin's free these days

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        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Is he not busy shark fishing on the back of a grizzly bear or some macho nonsense....

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          1. isacki: full casual
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            He's owning Kolarov

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          2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
            • 12 Years
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            ...Flossing with the python that swallowed that gator

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            1. Jafooli
              • 12 Years
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              😆

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            2. isacki: full casual
              • 12 Years
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              😆

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    3. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
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      It has been an assist all season for this kinda situation. Weird why they have not added it yet. Ppl who dint captain him look likr they gettin off easy tday

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      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        fail*

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      2. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        That looks like some kind of horrific animal produced by fusing Suarez and Skrtel together.

        SHUDDER

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        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Liverpool centipede

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          1. Reedy
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Scouserpede!

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            1. Jafooli
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              😆 😆 😆

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      3. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
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        😯

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  9. Wavey Wambz
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling or Hendo for DGW?

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

      Sterling

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  10. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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    10 years, 1 month ago

    didnt someone say vidic would get sent off today

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    1. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
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      Berbilly I think

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
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        prophet

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  11. Yome
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    10 years, 1 month ago

    All set?

    Adrian
    Blaines, distin, Chester
    Yaya, silva, Gerrard, hazard
    Suarez, studge, lukaku

    Mannone, Ivan, noone, parr

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  12. UnderstandablyDistraught
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    10 years, 1 month ago

    Well played Kos

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  13. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Messi brace

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    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Always thought his teeth looked a bit wonky.

      I'll get my Kuyt.

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  14. Zombie
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Kosc again 😯

    Immense today

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    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Red card incoming

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      1. Zombie
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Hope so...sold him 2 weeks ago to fund Baines this week 😛

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  15. There's Always One!
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on A Johnson for the dgw?

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    1. SW6
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Bad fixtures imo, form has dropped off too. Still, not a bad pick.

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    2. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Prefer him over Nolan but many will disagree with me

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    3. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I kept him through the blanks..for this DGW and 2 more

      Although not much in form

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    4. Yome
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Look elsewhere

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    5. sinik
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      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      going Nasri instead

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  16. HNI
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    which of these worth MAta+(-4)
    1)Yaya
    2)Silva
    3)Gerrard
    4)Keep mata till easy gamesin gw 32,33 and transfer out before DGw 34

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    1. Gazza2000
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1,2 and 3

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  17. SW6
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Kosc raking in the BPS

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    1. SW6
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Rosicky off, time to steal the baps Kosc 🙂

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  18. Bridge
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Nolan and Lallana -> Gerrard and Silva (-4)?

    Cheers

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    1. SW6
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Nah

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      1. Bridge
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Ta. Just Lallana to Gerrard then?

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        1. SW6
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah I prefer that

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          1. Bridge
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks

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    2. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Keep Nolan..Only do Lallana to Silva/ Gerrard

      Personal choice: Gerrard and then later sell him for Silva in his next DGW

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      1. Bridge
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Ta

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  19. Deulo10
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Messi becomes all time top scorer for Barca..370 goals! Only 26 years old....

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    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Average.

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Fluke.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
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        😆

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      2. Deulo10
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        😀 Totally.

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      3. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
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        😆

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      4. Colonel Wasabi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Haha - like Billy the Fish !

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    3. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Probably has more goals than tackles

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      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Most men only have 1 tackle. Don't they? 😯

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

          its not the size tha counts its how many youve got

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    4. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      But can he do it in Stoke? #CrouchIsTheGreatest

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      1. Deulo10
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        He truly is.

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      2. Zombie
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        He is so light that will be blown away in that wind

        #NotGoodEnough

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        1. isacki: full casual
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          People talk about Messi's fantastic dribbling and creativity but I never see them criticize him for not being able to do a flickon to Nolan

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  20. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Koscielny and Mertesacker have been sublime this season.

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    1. SW6
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Mert seems a much better player than he did last season

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  21. isacki: full casual
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Flamini on for Rosicky. Ox going right wing.

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  22. Sif
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Playing Kosh but my ML rival has Mert & Szczesny. Wouldn't be unhappy with a Spurs goal....

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  23. Dr Ennet
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Good Evening gentlemen!

    Torn between two options:

    A) Lallana > Nolan (-4)
    B) Lallana > Silva, Evra > Zabaleta (-8)

    Rest of midfield:

    Hazard / Yaya / Gerrard / Mutch

    Cheers! 😀

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      A

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      1. Dr Ennet
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Epic!

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        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I read your posts in Murray's voice

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          1. Dr Ennet
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Ha ha makes it so much better, doesn't it? 😀

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            1. sinik
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              indeed!

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          2. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
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            Same here.

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    2. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Leaning towards A too Doc

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      1. Dr Ennet
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Reedy... Appreciate it as always... 😀

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  24. GunsnRoses
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Ox lost his stud

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

      im imagining some well groomed, muscled boy friend in the stands

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Nah Giroud's playing today

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      2. Dr Ennet
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        😀

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      3. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Whatever floats your boat. 😯

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        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Water normally

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        2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          😉

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  25. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Out

    Chambers, Ivanovic, Ollson, Mata, Barkley

    In

    Chester, Coleman, Bardsley, Gerrard, Nolan

    -16pts Anyone think it might actually pay off? I've given up on this season and having a bit of fun with a few punts 😀

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    1. Dr Ennet
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Why not? 😀 Give it a go I reckon... Having a bit of fun is good for you once in a while 😀

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      1. Colonel Wasabi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I hope your missus sees that the same way !

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        1. Dr Ennet
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Ha ha I sure hope so too... 😉

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    2. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Should work out half the players you got rid of are deadwood

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    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Whole sale.....

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    4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
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      gotta go fun! id be surprised if they didnt pay off over 2 games....... in fact itd be a crap dgw if so

      kolarov for ultimate "fun"?

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    5. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'd keep Ivan over Coleman probably, reduce the hit a little. 🙂 Good luck though!

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    6. SW6
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Coleman aside that is a dreadfully boring set of players to take a -16 for 😆

      Will definitely get you more points than your original set though. Uninspiring but effective 😉

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  26. Caibarhaw
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Nolan or Silva for next few games (already have Yaya, Gerrard and Johnson).
    Grey matter says Silva as he has more DGW's!

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Nolan.
      Silva has scored his goal for the next few games.

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  27. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Has Lukaku's assist been added yet?

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    1. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No but Suarez's has been.

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    2. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not yet

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  28. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    so the players I shipped this week: MOlsson, Mata and Adebayor have combined for 4 points. That's 16 points if I add the -12 hit I took. The players I replaced with: Baines, Gerrard and Lukaku (c) scored 19 points.

    All in all, pleased in this respect even though this clearly doesn't tell the full picture.

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    1. Dr Ennet
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Moves to be very content with I reckon... Good call! 😀

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      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        it was a -4 of those 3 to Baines, Sterling and Aguero

        then when Aguero got crocked I did Aguero > Lukaku for -4 more and then I decided I had the money for Sterling > Gerrard which felt unnecessary at the time and all of yesterday, but in the end saved me

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  29. ElementWire
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Monreal coming on... How can we sit deeper than we already are.

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

      Monreal is only a defender in spirit though

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  30. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thought there would be more goals in this match

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    1. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No Bale, no Wally...low scoring derby

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