Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

Sunday has a lot to live up to and, from a Fantasy perspective, it looks to be little more than a scouting mission.

None of today’s four participants have a double fixture in the Gameweek, meaning that, in Fantasy Premier League terms, they’ll be few assets on show that will influence our Gameweek tallies.

Even so, Tottenham’s White Hart Lane encounter with Southampton should tell us plenty about the remaining prospects of their players over the run-in. Similarly, Aston Villa go into their home meeting with Stoke looking for a third consecutive win, with Christian Benteke certainly up for consideration as an end of season differential.

As always, you can look to our Twitter feed for news of today’s lineups, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is warmed up and ready to go for those looking to scratch that real-time reaction itch.

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

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    OMG nzonzi

    stoke playing sexy football 😯

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  2. Chris_White
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Geez what are Villa doing at the back?!

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    1. Jimmers
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      • 13 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Gifting goals

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  3. GunsnRoses
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    I told earlier Crouch is essential !

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  4. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    goal crazy wkend

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  5. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Stats...oh the stats..Attacking stats for teams for previous gameweek...( set to previous gameweek ) ....one day I'll start believing them more.http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/3846/

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  6. Tony Yeboah
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    i had eriksen from gw21 to gw29.....though price drops and blanks......i knew this day was coming.....gutted i sold him.......happy my insight was correct to and great to see him at 6.5m as will be gd option to generate cash for aguero upon return

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    1. tetra
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      me too

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    2. banskt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Same here. Hope Sherwood plays him for 90mins every match. Points are bound to come.

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  7. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    So my Crouch to Jelly transfer was a bit shit then....

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  8. Rafabio
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    After two great results against Olympiakos and West Ham, United have reportedly agreed a deal to sign the coveted William Carvalho this summer.

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      • 13 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      source?

      who?

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        1. Pepereina Pizza
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 12 months ago

          says his agent toured the grounds.

          But doesn't say the player is willing.

          2 months of the season left, and the PR diversion machine is already touting transfer rumors? Have they decided that it's already over and done with?

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    2. The Light Knight
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Had to stop reading at "great results"

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      1. Rafabio
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        Why? In the context of this campaign they were.

        Overturning a 2 goal deficit and winning on the road in the Prem is never easy. We now have the most points away from home, once we sort out the home form it's ova'!

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  9. OnionBag
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Starting to look ahead to GW34 & GW37. How many DGW players do you plan to have in each?
    I can get 6 in each without taking hits.

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      NONE.....AT ALL...!!...EVER.

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    2. Gaz Downright
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      • 13 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      you will be taking hits...

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      1. OnionBag
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        For GW37 I will. Not sure about overdoing it for GW34 though as it will unbalance plans for GW37

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    3. Mr. Greedy
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      10 for 34 if I actually want that many. as I already have 2 Palace, 2 City, 2 Everton and a Sunderland. Maybe 8 for 37.

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    4. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Gerard to Silva only plan at the mo. Will give me 3 Everton, 2 City, 2 Palace, 1 Sun

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      1. OnionBag
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        I'm def doing 3 everton for gw34

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    5. Ross Geller
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      8 in 34 & 9 in 37 DGW. Want Ivanović, Hazard & Suarez in 34 and Ivanović & Hazard in 37. Will sell Suarez for Rooney/RVP in 36 and buy back for 38.gw

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      1. Ross Geller
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        No hits... In my plan 😉 In reality probably will be some...

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    6. JWF
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      10 in both GW34 & 37

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      1. JWF
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        Although it will be terrifying losing Suarez for the final two games of the season.

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        1. OnionBag
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 12 months ago

          what will your strike force be for final 2 game weeks?

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          1. JWF
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 12 months ago

            Rooney-Aguero-Benteke (may bring Suarez straight back in for GW38 though)

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            1. Rafabio
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 12 months ago

              Aguero? LMAO. Really now.

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              1. JWF
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 12 months ago

                Why so?

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      2. JWF
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        Sorry, I lied. Only 9 in GW34; 10 in GW37

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    7. OnionBag
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      So...based on other answers, seems like I'm gonna have to aim for more than 6 in each.

      Trouble is, only Everton have compelling double fixtures in GW34 and only Man U in GW37.

      All of the lesser teams have at least one really tough game

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    8. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      I will be going for my regulation 11 ...

      😆 ;cry:

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  10. Jax
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Villa are vulnerable in defence. We know this

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      • 13 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      first they have to be in defence...

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    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Today sure. Last week held Chelsea to nil ?

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      1. Jax
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        Fluke. Dodgy ref.

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  11. Axle11
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Highest scorer on this GW also have N'Zonzi and Crouch on his bench 😯

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    1. GunsnRoses
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      😆

      Few lower scorers also have Eriksen,Ivan and Mutch 😉

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      1. Axle11
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        and Hazard :-p

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  12. GunsnRoses
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Which all teams are having DGW in GW34 ?

    Confirmed is only City versus Sunderland. Any other match ?

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    1. Mr. Greedy
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Everton v Palace

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    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      EvertonvsPalace

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  13. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    the current highest scoring player of the week has n'zonzi off the bench if janzui doesnt play on tuesday. some luck eh?

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  14. Michael Jordan - call me MJ
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    GW34 Are people looking to get Aguero in?

    With a front line like mine: SAS + Lukaku it's looking tricky

    Who is the best City coverage after Yaya + Silva?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Depends, we'll probably see very little from him before that so people will be reluctant based on previous experiences...

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      1. Chris_White
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        I might just go with Silva and Yaya, then bring in Zaba for Baines in 35.

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  15. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    I listened to some obscure podcast somewhere this week telling me how Stoke were in disarray and getting hammered this week. I thought they were misjudging them tbh.

    Mork and Grannyshed I think they were called.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Mimmo, mimmo ... 😀

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    2. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Scouts never punt on teams they just go with the form teams. Yawn. Goalkeeper picks always concede too

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  16. The Sarjeant
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Any ideas on what to do to this team? £0.1m in the bank.

    Adrian Marshall
    Azpilicueta Zabaleta Olsson Diston Rosenior
    Hazard Yaya Gerrard Nolan Noone
    Lukaku Sturridge Suarez

    Might just do Marshall > Boruc

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    1. Qubit
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Id save the transfer this week to be honest.

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  17. charmed
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    In ufpl i didn't change sterling to lallana could i changed him after today match and get his 10 point?

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Sterling played

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  18. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    If you can't beat em, join em; Stoke to win by at least 2 goals @ FT bet

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  19. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Just to illustrate how luck, or the lack of it, can kill one in this game, I made 3 transfers(- 8):

    Ivanovic(6) to Curtis Davies(11 + one match)
    Januzaj(1 + one match) to Gerrard(1 + one match)
    van Persie(0 + 0) to Rooney(13 + one match)

    So an 18 point gain, and a profit on the hits of 10 points ALREADY, with 3 matches FOR to go, as against one AGAINST.

    I scored 66, and earned a huge red arrow.

    If I said the bare score, I would be excoriated for taking hits, but without those hits, I would be 10 points worse off, with at least one match less to be played.

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    1. charmed
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      why u didn't cap suarez

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        Gosh, you're bright! Why didn't I think of that??? 😀

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      2. Jereme Halliday
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        what's a big red arrow?

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 12 months ago

          A pilot who has to have a special cockpit built ... 😉

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    2. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Ivanovic > Davies

      #Tekkers

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      1. Jereme Halliday
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        no

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        Always look on the bright si-ide of life! *whistles*

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

      I did 4.

      Boruc (5) -> Mannone (3)
      Lallana (7) -> Gerrard (1) -4
      Olsson (6) -> Coleman (1) -4
      Cahill (6) -> Baines (7) -4

      So far iv lost 25 points.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        24.

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        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 12 months ago

          Actually 26, Lallana 2 Baps...

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 12 months ago

            Oh, shit. Sorry mate. 🙁

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      2. Gaz Downright
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        • 13 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        you would have benched Lallana though

        don't count benched points

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    4. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Unlucky Doosra...but nice transfers.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        Cheers, Wakey. I am trying my hardest ... honest! *lower lip trembles*

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    5. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      I'm on exactly break even for transfers with three extra matches to go...so that'll be Nolan (2) Zaba (1) and Yaya (?)

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        Yaya's in his red zone, so I reckon you're going to be good:

        http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/1373/

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        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 12 months ago

          Yeah..me and one and a half million others..!

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    6. Milan
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Turner to Flanagan
      Puncheon to Mirallas
      Lallana to Yaya Touré

      Couldnt agree with you more, Doos. Nothing else to be added, points can speak for themselves.

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  20. Michael Jordan - call me MJ
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Vlaar + Sterling -> Cahill + Mutch

    Don't fancy Villa's defence, Sterling isn't guaranteed minutes, Chelsea have good fixtures and defence has been solid, Cardiff have decent fixtures and Mutch looks like their bright spark.

    So 4 pt hit, Yay or Nay?

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  21. FACUPARSE
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Odenwingie in the pts recently. Done well at Stoke

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      How are you feeling today?

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  22. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Held Lallana for about 4/5 weeks with no returns.

    Finally sell and he scores.

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    1. Wavey Wambz
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Your fault sorry.

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Ditto.

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    3. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Same 😀

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    4. The ginger cafu
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Thousands in the same boat here I reckon. My transfers this week have worked out really badly so far.

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  23. Hammers Select
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Benteke hat trick coming up surely

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  24. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    😆 Benteke

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  25. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Benteke flop

    lol

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

      The abuse after the flop... 😆

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  26. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    lol benteke

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  27. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Doos/JAS5SK, any info on whether Reid will be back in the team for Hull?

    Could do with Cahill's six points on the bench tbh.

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Tomkins should never play again.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        Why? I was there - were you?

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        1. Chu Young Ping Pong
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 12 months ago

          He's shit.

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          1. Captain Shirokov
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 12 months ago

            Collins is as big as a problem imo.

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          2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 12 months ago

            Well, once again, you prove that you have absolutely no clue whatsoever. 🙂

            He is an outstanding player.

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            1. Chu Young Ping Pong
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 12 months ago

              Ofc he is 🙄

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            2. Chu Young Ping Pong
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 12 months ago

              Just like Welbeck, Noble, Sidwell, etc.. 😀

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

                You just named 2 legends and Sidwell

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              2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 12 months ago

                You are such a silly person. I am getting fed up with you. 😕

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        2. Chu Young Ping Pong
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 12 months ago

          Was at fault for the 1st goal and made 2-3 horrible mistakes.

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 12 months ago

            Well, how wrong can you be? The mistakes were: 1) Collins out of position(for the third time in the first half); 2) Covering for Nolan's gifting of the ball to Young.

            At fault for the first goal? Did you SEE the first goal you silly onanist?

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            1. Chu Young Ping Pong
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 12 months ago

              The first goal was clearly Tomkins fault!

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              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 12 months ago

                😆 There is no more to be said. Out of your own mouth are you destroyed.

                I shall never take your views seriously again.

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                1. Chu Young Ping Pong
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 12 months ago

                  Ok...

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                2. Chu Young Ping Pong
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 12 months ago

                  Tomkins had the lowest rating in almost all footy sites.

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

                1st goal was the fault of the wind and the referee. All Tomkins did 'wrong' was take a Rooney elbow to the head

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                1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 12 months ago

                  He has a fetching purple patch, this morning. 🙂

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

                Tomkin's? No blame for the keeper? A speculative effort hit from half way the keeper is steeped in it for me.

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      He should be, but with BFS you never can tell. I have quite good hope for you.

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        Nice one. I shall remain positive.

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    3. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      I have no clue. Doos is always better suited for Westham changes

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  28. Chris_White
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    Bébé scoring for fun in the Portuguese top flight 😎

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

      What club is he playing for now?

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      1. Chris_White
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        Pacos Ferreira

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    2. The Light Knight
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      2 in 7 for United. Quality for Moyes next year

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

      Such a tough league to score in lol

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  29. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    these two matches today have been actually pretty good for FPL, don't see my rank dropping very much with no players from today

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    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      The only 2 players with high ownership scored. I'd say it's a bad day.

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      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        who? Lallana and JRod? most people that had them last week don't have them anymore because they shipped for DGWers..nearly 170k NTO for Lallana

        don't think it will be bad

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  30. Chris_White
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 12 months ago

    YESSS Atletico 1-0

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    1. Wavey Wambz
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 12 months ago

      Who scored

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      1. Chris_White
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 12 months ago

        Gabi

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