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Dugout Discussion April 15

The Dugout Discussion – Tuesday

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There’s just one match on this evening’s agenda to concern Fantasy managers. Arsenal’s rescheduled home clash with West Ham gets underway at 7.45pm, with the Gunners desperate to get their bid for a fourth-placed finish back on track:

Arsene Wenger’s side will be buoyed by the weekend FA Cup Semi-Final win over Wigan, and with games against Hull, Newcastle, West Brom and Norwich still to follow, their chief Fantasy assets have the perfect platform to make a bid for our consideration.

Meanwhile, the Hammers have survival on their agenda. Sam Allardyce’s side roll up to the Emirates knowing that a win would take them to the 40-point mark and leave them 10 points clear of the drop zone with only four matches remaining.

We’ll bring you the teamsheet news from tonight’s game in north London via our Twitter feed, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open for those looking for some real-time reactions.

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  1. FantaCity
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Ramsey making all the difference . . . again

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    1. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      that attempt on goal would have been the perfect sweetner

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  2. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Doosra must be lurking, I just got a +1 for suggesting Adebayor as a Lukaku replacement 🙂

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      😛

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  3. Kowalski
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Cheers for the ideas chaps. This is what I have ended up with as a draft. Any thoughts?

    Mannone
    Skrtel -Ward, Terry
    Mata –Silva –Erikson - Gerrard
    Adebayor -Aguero, -Saurez

    Bench
    Gazz - Januzaj - Rosenior -Baker

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    1. Mr Smith
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Yes, start again.

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      1. Kowalski
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        Joke?

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        1. Mr Smith
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 26 days ago

          Yes 😀

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          1. Kowalski
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 26 days ago

            Oh your broke my heart!

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    2. Kowalski
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      From as of next GW...

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    3. CapFive
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Are they joking? Seems tight to me

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      1. Kowalski
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        Cheers Capfive. Mr Smith almost sent me over the edge ha.

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    4. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Solid.

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      1. Kowalski
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        Cheers, Somalion. Think I am gonna hit the transfer button. arghhh

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        1. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 26 days ago

          Honestly I think you're absolutely set.

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  4. Yome
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Arsenal will still be 5th if Everton win or draw tomorrow thanks to a better goal difference

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      But Everton welcome Man Utd on Sunday. Gamechanger there

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      1. Yome
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        Everton can win without Rooney and RVP

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      2. Chu Young Ping Pong
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        Everton will beat United easily.

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        1. FACUPARSE
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 26 days ago

          If they don't will you still show your face on here?

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      3. RÏɠBY
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 25 days ago

        that could easily be a nil all draw

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    2. FACUPARSE
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Login just to talk about Arsenal...

      Why don't you just change teams.

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      1. Yome
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 25 days ago

        Goal difference could prove vital if they are on level terms at the end

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  5. Franfe98
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    When will news on Sturridge be available?

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  6. CapFive
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Yaya & Dzeko -> Gerrad and Aguero for -8??

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    1. Kowalski
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Brutal but probably essential. Obviously a good look at Ags progress this week will help.

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      1. CapFive
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        Good point!

        Yaya -> Gerrad now then will check Kuns form

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        1. Kowalski
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 26 days ago

          Ye I was thinking along thos lines. Obviously look out for Kuns price rise..

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  7. DonTheSpecialOne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    "He can't keep it up". I waited, and waited, and waited, and waited - then he got injured. Think I'm buying Ramsey for The first time next GW. I can't stand it all again

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Please. Let that one go.

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        Heh fair enough

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    2. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      🙂

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      • 10 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      got him already. in the ten minutes he played vs everton, he ran past giroud more times than cazorla/ozil/rosicky put together in the last 3 months! 🙂

      didn't have him for his best spell, but I have now. 🙂

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        I'll be glad to join you after next GW!

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          • 10 Years
          10 years, 26 days ago

          🙂

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  8. Declan
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    More than likely a Dortmund v Bayern German Cup Final, should be another cracker.

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    1. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      We'll smash them smug pretty rich boys 👿

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  9. turd ferguson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Brendan Rogers on Andy Carroll - "He's one of the best players in Europe" 😯

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      • 10 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      ... of his type"

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    2. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      £80 mill bid in the Summer?

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    3. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      He's a hit with the ladies

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    4. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      I remember him saying that too. He also said "that plays that style" 😉

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    5. GlasgowFF
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Lol

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    6. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      😆

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  10. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Bloody Ramsey stopping my azpi clean sheet. At least get a goal to make it worth my while welshy

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  11. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Just found out about Yaya status, gives me a bit of a midfield head-ache:

    Adrian Mannnone

    Yaya Silva Eriksen Gerrard Colback

    Aguero Suarez Lukaku

    Seems most are recommending Yaya -> Silva, Eriksen or Gerrard, but as I already have them, what to do with Yaya (got him at 9.5 🙂

    A) Nasri
    B) Mata
    C) Ramsey
    D) other
    E) hold

    ???

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      • 10 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      mata

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        • 10 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        nice defence by the way.

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        1. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 26 days ago

          don't need defence with aguero and Suarez leading the lines 😀

          defense is:

          Azpi Ivanovic Coleman Chambers Dann

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          1. Kowalski
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 26 days ago

            Aguero and Saurez when you score could you just nip back in defence and save some goals. Thanks lads...

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        2. Kowalski
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 26 days ago

          haha

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    2. GlasgowFF
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Mata. DGW coming up.

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    3. EWH2020
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      A) Hazard to Gerrard for -4pt hit.
      B) Bench Hazard instead

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      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        fail reply ? Anyway: I think B) just edges it

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  12. GlasgowFF
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Really admire what Everton have done this season, but think it would be better for the Premier League to have Arsenal representing it in the Champions League. Especially with Man U not being there either.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Better in what way?

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      1. GlasgowFF
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        Better for it's reputation as a top league. Need the most prestigious clubs representing your league.

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        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 26 days ago

          So we should hope Man City don't make it next year.

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        2. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 26 days ago

          What does prestige count for? Getting knocked out in the round of 16 year after year!

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      2. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        Because of all the times they've won the Champions Lea... oh

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    2. Yome
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Do you know Arsenal's record in the UCL in the past years? Only one final in 06 and a semi in 09, really poor in 8 years

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    3. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Would Everton let the PL down in some way??

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      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 25 days ago

        They will lose their loan players and there squad would be battered by the workload.

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        1. Del Griffiths
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 25 days ago

          So what's the point then? Why don't we just enter the teams with most money and have done with it..

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        2. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 25 days ago

          Probably still do as well as Arsenal

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    4. Del Griffiths
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Everything that's wrong with modern football in a sentence.

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  13. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Welcome to my team Ramsey

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    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      surely making a case for himself now

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  14. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    GW35: Punch & Yaya -> Eriksen & Ramsey (4 points)
    GW36: Gerrard & Lukaku -> Mata & Rooney (4 points)

    Worth the gamble?

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Who is your other striker?

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        Suarez and Aguero

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        1. Declan
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 26 days ago

          Sounds good so.

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    2. tw
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      sure. what will you do if rooney isn't back yet though?

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  15. The Manbearpig
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Who was the last person to score a hattrick in the premier league and who has scored the most hattricks?

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    1. GlasgowFF
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Does Shearer have the most?

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    2. caio89
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Last player must have been Hazard? Had him (C) 🙂

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    3. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Hazard
      Paul Daniels

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      1. turd ferguson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        haha

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      2. RÏɠBY
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 25 days ago

        hehe 🙂

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  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    no wonder west ham fans boo their own team

    terrible to watch

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      They really missed Nolan tonight

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      1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        Yeah. They missed Kevin Nolan's dazzling footwork and silky skillzZzZ.

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      2. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 25 days ago

        Don't let Doos hear you.

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    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Same story in their promotion campaign as well!

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      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 25 days ago

        *P.S. was a winning formula nonetheless back then

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  17. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    A) Hazard to Gerrard for -4pt hit.
    B) Bench Hazard instead

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Bench him and play who?

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  18. Torreslove
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    yaya >> nasri for a hit or play mutch?

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Cardiff at home to Stoke, City got WBA. I'd just play Mutch.

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  19. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Benji ‏@11Benjamin87 20m
    Olivier Giroud kisses the black armband in celebration, an armband worn to mark the 25th anniversary since he last scored a goal.

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      😆

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      1. Chu Young Ping Pong
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 26 days ago

        Haha. Unreal is epic.

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        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 25 days ago

          No he isn't.

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          1. Chu Young Ping Pong
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 25 days ago

            😀

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    2. FACUPARSE
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      20 goals this season

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    3. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Unreal 😯

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    4. Mr Smith
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      😆

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  20. CapFive
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    60,000 attended the match.

    In Australia, we didn't even get that at our Rugby League Grand Final

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    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Crikey

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    2. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Probably because half the attendees were eaten by the indigenous wildlife.

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      1. CapFive
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 25 days ago

        Lol yeah, those Kangaroos will eat you alive...

        And those Ravenous Koalas... gotta watch them.

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        1. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 25 days ago

          It's been scientifically proven that Koalas would be the top predator of humans if they weren't stoned all the time 😉

          You fail to mention the darling Cassowary, what a charming animal 😉

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Still fairly quiet.

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    4. Disco Stu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      That's poor attendance for any NFL game, but each team only plays 8 home games

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  21. FACUPARSE
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Kallstrom has looked good today

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    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 26 days ago

      Good buy ....

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    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Shrewd signing by Arsene 😉

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      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 25 days ago

        Aye

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  22. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Eriksen and AJ have my mid-priced-mids slots atm, so no room for Ramsey 🙁
    It would be silly to remove either one...

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    1. Kowalski
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      I have fallen out with AJ after his first performance on this DGW

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 25 days ago

        Same, but surely not worth a transfer for a game less...

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    2. Snikiii
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      just think about it Ramsey vs AJ who gets more points last 4 GW even if Aj has a game in hand

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  23. CapFive
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 26 days ago

    Yaya --->

    A. Gerrad
    B. Silva
    C. Lallana

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    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      B) - has a DGW and easy fixtures coming up

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      1. Kowalski
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 25 days ago

        B - one of the reasons being the pending DGW

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  24. Declan
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Phew!

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    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Never in doubt ....

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  25. Ajay04
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Team of...
    Speroni
    Shaw, Mertesacker, Coleman (Williamson, R Bennet)
    Silva, Eriksen, Snodgrass, YAYA (AJ)
    Lukaku, Aguero, Suarez

    1 free transfer with 0.1 itb. Yaya selling price of 9.7.

    Seems like the obvious transfer out but for who? Anyone else worth a -4?

    IMPORTANT: As an LFC fan, don't really want anymore players in my team, thanks

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  26. ClaireT
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Who would you bench this weekend ?

    Cech, Speroni
    Kolarov, Chambers, Coleman, Vlaar, Chester
    Barkley, Eriksen, Gerrard, Lallana, Mata
    Suarez, Lukaku, Aguero

    Thanks in advance 🙂

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    1. Kowalski
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      Barkley, Speroni, Vlaar and Chester for me..

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  27. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Wow what a position I'm in this week, 2FT and 4.8m ITB. I can actually afford to do Yaya > Mata and Dzeko > Aguero 😀

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  28. BONZ
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Well with Hazard and Yaya injured - Ramsey's cameo has certainly inspired his re - inclusion for the last 4 games in FPL?

    Wenger will defo need him in that midfield as he chases 4th spot and ir frees up funds to allow future DGW investment.

    I cant see Hazard starting this weekend v Sunderland with UCL S/F days later so a 4 point hit for quality replacements is critical.

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  29. ★FC Borecelona★
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 25 days ago

    Super Sunday looks epic next week!

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      3 decent looking games on paper, Norwich might lose heavily to Liverpool but they could also raise their game so reckon be a good match

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    2. BONZ
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 25 days ago

      This Week 😉

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  30. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 25 days ago

    What to do with this lot???

    Adrian
    Baines. Coleman. Ivanovic
    Gerrard. Lallana. Eriksen. Nasri
    Suarez. Dzeko. Lukaku

    Boruc. CAZORLA. Ward. Gabbidon

    2.9m in bank 0ft (did yaya to gerrard)

    I'm clueless at what to do!!

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