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FFS Uefa Cricket World Cup 2015 – Matchday 3

Here’s our regular update on the competition, featuring a look at the Matchday 2 games that took place over Gameweek 32. We also have some fun handing out some Matchday Awards and a look ahead to Matchday 3. Please use this article for all tournament chat.

MATCHDAY 2 RESULTS

The final Matchday 2 results have been updated in the Cup spreadsheet and we can reveal that after a hard-fought first round, New Zealand and South Africa top Groups A and B respectively. Among the most eye catching ties was the high-scoring game between Australia and Bangladesh, which ended 587-579 in Australia’s favour, courtesy of  Yannick Bolasie’s hat-trick, as the Palace man was subbed onto Wakey’s team in the absence of Loic Remy.

Congratulations to all the victorious teams and a reminder to those that lost that the majority of the group matches are still to be played.

MATCHDAY 2 AWARDS

Sachin Tendulkar Award for the best batting line-up – SCO with 625 runs

Salma Hayek Overnight Award for the player of the week – Randy Milla with 78 runs from WI

Hot Urine Treatment for the highest run-scorer on the bench – Spencer with 69 runs from SRI

SAF Management Award – manager with highest manager rating – John Terry’s Dog of SCO with rating of 98%

Dalglish Differential – manager with lowest manager rating – Bonz of SAF with rating of 92%

Jose Mourinho Award for the best pressers before Matchday 2 deadline:

Media choice – Thomass (South Africa) with +7

Fans choice – Blue Lion (India) with 21 votes on the CWC poll

Andrew Symonds Award for the best sledging (Social Media) – New Zealand and England

MATCHDAY 3 PREVIEW

Gameweek 33′s fixtures are as follows:

Group A

Australia vs Scotland

England vs Sri Lanka

New Zealand vs Bangladesh

Group B

South Africa vs Pakistan

Ireland vs India

West Indies vs UAE

Keep track of how your team progresses over the Gameweek via the Live ScoreCard Tool

LINE-UP SUBMISSION

All managers are requested to email me their four substitutes and their FPL IDs before the deadline of Friday, 17 April, 2359 BST. In case he or she fails to do so, the autosubs will be the last four players on the Squads Page.

Managers may also be likely to post any pressers on this article here. So be on the lookout for latest team news, especially from your rivals. As always, please keep all the match day banter on this thread.

Massive Gameweek coming up. Good luck to all teams in Matchday 3.

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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Dalglish would be proud. Its all about getting the points on the board.

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    1. C-Dawgg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Just shows the depth the team has. Love it!

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    2. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      We didn't even need to play our best team to get the biggest victory margin in MD2. Too easy.

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  2. Nickofoz
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    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Up the kiwis

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      They don't like it up 'em

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  3. King Nil Miss ✩
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    A blank GW to play with the Aussies... This guys try anything to win a game.

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  4. Woy of the Wovers
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Is this where I post my team for GW33?

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  5. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Congratulations to all the award winners.

    The quality of the press releases/twitter sledging/banter has been excellent as compared to the Hockey World Cup, where typically it was between Ellipsis and himself. He is yet to win the Mourinho award this time 😀

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Fixed so he doesn't win it pffttt.

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  6. 4vets
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Where the hell is South Africa? I'm supposed to be there!

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      South end of Africa.

      Come on now, how difficult was that?

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  7. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Cue Kiwis to slip this week....

    😕

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      And next week and the week after that etc

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  8. John t penguin
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    unlucky sri lanka
    at least you know we raised our game to beat you, we knew it would be ok to do this with such an easy game this week.

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  9. John t penguin
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    the media have got low standards

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  10. The Machine
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    @ jk

    Krul

    Lescott huth terry

    Silva hazard boyd eriksen

    Kane aguero murray/remy

    No hits : wasi sterling pva on the bench

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    1. Thomass
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Teams....look out

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  11. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Gameweek 3 time for the Barmy Army Bouncing Back

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    1. John t penguin
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      a win for you and the sri lanka coffin could be one nail away from being closed

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      1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        What a shame 🙂

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    2. Elniñorules
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      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Sri Lanka will be on full throttle though 😉

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      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Not sure if that means a lot really. Simon and Mark can only carry that team so far...

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  12. Bend It Like Bennett
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    • 14 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Hi ENR, thanks for organising. Can you check Team India's score for the previous GW please? On the spreadsheet it says 505 but on the live scorecard it says 548. For all other teams, the scores are consistent across both sources. Thanks

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Ah noted pal, cheers.

      I've let Billy know. He's got some fancy code on the spreadsheet, which does all the work. So I don't want to change the numbers straightaway.

      Rest assured, it shall be fixed tho 🙂

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      1. Bend It Like Bennett
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        • 14 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Super, thanks

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    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Cheers for taking care of it Bennett

      🙂

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    3. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Whoops, don't know what happened there. I updated every team's scores on the live scorecard then checked them manually then reran my script to make sure (well that went well lol), which must have kept the old score on file for some reason...fixed now. Good spot!

      Sorry about that.

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      1. Bend It Like Bennett
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Thanks Billy and thanks for organising!

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    4. Blue Lion
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Cheers BILB

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  13. Teror
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Looking to get rid of PvA and N.Taylor. Who should I go for?

    A. Clichy (2 week punt)

    B. Stones (3 week punt)

    C. Dann

    D. Fernandez

    E. Someone else?

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  14. TokyoRed 東京赤
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    BREAKING NEWS: The Court of Arbitration for Sport today ruled against ENR for fraudulently displaying Team India's (losing) score on the FFS spreadsheet.

    Although CAS did not award Team India the expected 2 points by way of compensation, they have banned ENR and Berbilly from visiting India for 6 months, 3 of which have been suspended.

    In addition both ENR and Berbilly have been forbidden from using the following spices in their food for the indicated time:

    Cardamom 2 weeks
    Tumeric 3 weeks
    Corainder 3 weeks powder/1 week seeds
    Saffron 2 weeks
    Cinnamon 1 week

    A blanket ban on garam masala applies until all the underlying bans have elapsed.

    http://www.tas-cas.org/en/media/latest-news.html

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    1. The Shadow
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      This has Thomass' fingerprints all over it.

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    2. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      😆 Rumors that UAE have paid a handsome bribe may or may not be true.

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      1. BeachBadger
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Our run rate may be low but our pockets are deep 😎

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        1. John t penguin
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          wont that make it harder to reach your balls?

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          1. BeachBadger
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 21 days ago

            Depends on the size of your balls 😉 We can't all have kilts you know. Desert winds drafting up your skirt wouldnt be pleasant 😆

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            1. Cheeseoid
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 21 days ago

              A sandstorm on your todger. Not for me! And it might alarm the camels

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              1. John t penguin
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 21 days ago

                dont knock it until you try it

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    3. Blue Lion
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      #Conspiracy

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    4. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Chillies and peppers...You forgot to list them 😉

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  15. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    PREDICTIONS TIME

    Group A

    Australia vs Scotland

    England vs Sri Lanka

    New Zealand vs Bangladesh

    Group B

    South Africa vs Pakistan

    Ireland vs India

    West Indies vs UAE

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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Easy Scotland
      Sri Lanka
      NZ
      SA
      India (hopefully)
      WI

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      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Only one winner in GB. Noted 😉

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      2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        You spelt England wrong

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      3. Kuqi Monster
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        🙂

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  16. C-Dawgg
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    I've been trying to think of jokes about Pakistan but they were all pretty (Islama)bad...

    HAHAHAHA
    🙂

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    1. John t penguin
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      that was pret(ty)oria poor

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      1. C-Dawgg
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Now look at what you've dun(dee) why don't you (glas)gow away?

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        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Is that really( Inver) nessessary?

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          1. The Enlightener
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 21 days ago

            What the Helsinki is going on here?

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            1. Diva
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 21 days ago

              The Scots should be careful; they might find this place name punning gets on somebody's Wick.

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              1. Az
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                • 14 Years
                9 years, 21 days ago

                Haggis

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                1. John t penguin
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 21 days ago

                  yeah i am not so sure you get the pattern

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    2. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Get this man a Twitter account ASAP!

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  17. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    West Indies looking to keep up their 100% record this week.

    Lets do it boys!

    I'm also off the wagon now, and will try not to repeat my dismal GW 32 score!

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  18. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    It's tough at the top.

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Who did you hear that from?

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      1. SPorting
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Your wife.

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        1. Elniñorules
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          😆

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        2. BeachBadger
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          😆

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        3. Woy of the Wovers
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          You should use that fast wit towards your FPL team.

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  19. Diva
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    The stench of old, spilled beer filled my nostrils as I lifted my head and opened my eyes on the scene of devastation before me. Team UAE had celebrated its win over the Irish by hosting a party... in a brewery... which we had just bought to celebrate the win... the one that makes Guiness for Australians... and we had invited the Irish. It seemed fitting as we had owned them in our match too. I can't remember if they turned up though, that's how good the party was.

    I felt a warm patch in my lap. Looking down, I saw Toy Keane, the team's ginger cat, curled up asleep on my thighs. As far as I know, none of us are superstitious enough to attribute our success against the Irish to the orange feline, but he had become something of a mascot to the team.

    The contrast between this party and our harsh Outback training regime the week before was stark. But the effort and dedication the team had put in that week was nothing short of remarkable and deserved to be celebrated. The amazing Bolasie delivery from Moin had been a showreel highlight that we'd had made into a laser show to accompany the brewery party.

    Now, however, we would have to get back to business because we were facing a tough West Indies side and we couldn't afford any sloppiness. Both sides were likely to not be 100 per cent fit so making the best of what we had was key. There's no way we could spend the week leafing through My Giant Yacht magazine or tracking down the last of the V8 Interceptors - a car so rare that my second goal during our antipodean adventures is to acquire this machine.

    No, our efforts would have to be much more focused. Despite our captain's penchant for parchment and quills, I'll be lobbying for a more hi-tech approach. I will suggest we use computers and the internet. There's a website I think could be really useful this week: http://www.howtobuyacaribbeanisland.com

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Excellent 🙂

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    2. BeachBadger
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      I must admit I clicked the link 😆

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    3. Mr. Grv
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Nice work mate 😀

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    4. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      I find this story lacks credulity. Are you really from UAE?

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      1. Diva
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        It lacks a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true? What makes you think that? 🙂

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    5. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Just one Caribbean island? Where will the staff live?

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      1. Diva
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Once we know how to buy one, it should be easy enough to buy more! 😀

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  20. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Start one of below:

    a) Ameobi

    b) Cawson (have Myhill starting)

    million dollar question

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  21. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Team Bangladesh Press Conference scheduled for 9pm UK time

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Hope the Twitter battle hasn't bothered Bangladesh's morale too much 😉

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      1. Desertbug
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        It certainly hasn't sapped any of their energy... Do they even know that one is going on?

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  22. A.T
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    It's a grand old team to play for
    It's a grand old team to support
    And if you know your history
    It's enough to make your heart go woah woah woah woah

    We don't care what the other team say
    What the heck do we care?
    Cause we only know that there's gonna be a show
    When the Sri Lankan boys are there.

    C'MON SRI LANKA. 😎

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      😀

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  23. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    As I call it a night, I have 0 team sheets in with 5 hours to go for the deadline 😯

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    1. BeachBadger
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Team UAE are burning the midnight oil here. It's okay we've got plenty to burn 😉

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    2. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Team Pakistan have unassigned variables 😉

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  24. pax888
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Play Wollscheid or Mane this week?

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  25. Cousin Greg
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    One win and we are through to Knockout rounds with 2 matches remaining.
    Come on Proteas!!!
    #ProteaFire

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  26. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    @Innsie

    Plse bench me. Just going in with 10 players, no hits. Rolling a trade to have 2 FT next week.

    Panti*
    Terry-Wolly-Baines
    Haz-Mane-Silva-Eriksen
    Kane-Kun(c)-Remy

    Forster*-Boyd-Hutton*-Pva*

    Will do a 3 trades -4 next week or a 4 trade -8.

    Cheers

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    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Sad thing is, you probably have our best team this week.

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  27. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Team Bangladesh Press Conference

    JK strides forward expecting to address the massed throngs of media waiting. Instead he finds a solitary man, looking like he's bee told to attend or be sacked, and now wishing he'd taken the option, waiting for him

    JK: Good evening

    Man: Is it

    JK: I guess so

    Man: Maybe for you

    JK: So are you going to ask me any questions

    Man: No

    JK: Then why are you are here

    Man: I had nowhere else to be

    JK: well, now you're here, might as well do something#

    Man: *sighs* If I must JK, how are you feeling ahead of the match against undefeated New Zealand?

    JK. I'm confident, we have prepared well, and my lads are hungry

    Man: I see. So, are you not concerned by the sledging New Zealand have been engaging in?

    JK: Sledging, what's that? We don't have snow in Bangladesh

    Man: *rolls eyes* ok, moving on, can you give any insight your tactics ahead of the game

    JK: yes, but not to you

    Man: I'm done here

    Upon realising there are no windows in the room the man promptly slumps to his knees and shouts "why me?"

    JK: Try being me mate

    JK gets back up,walks to the man and pats him on the head. "It's ok mate, I've just given you an insight into what New Zealand will fell like on Sunday"

    JK walks out

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    1. John t penguin
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      So you were in a room and a man went down on his knees in front of you

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        😆

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      2. Desertbug
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Sounds about right.

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        1. Desertbug
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          But then he felt he needed to tell us all about it. yikes.

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    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      This is worse than Thomas' "imaginary Journalist" interviews. Can't we be more creative?

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    3. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      😯

      Every Team NZ tweet has been better than this.

      And we only get to use 140 characters, some dubious photo's and a well thumbed copy of Knob Gags For Dummies.

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      1. Desertbug
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Cheers Sporting,
        The sun never sets on the NZ TwitterMachine

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        1. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Just fired up the old Twittermobile.....

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          1. Desertbug
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 21 days ago

            Nice!

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  28. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Over the last two tournaments one thing has become extremely obvious. The managerial pairing of Bonz and I no longer works due to changes in our actual lives.

    Doesnt mean we cant beat you lot though.

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      Mostly me being a liability to be honest.

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    2. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      What, they don't let the two of you out into the yard at the same time anymore? 😉

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    3. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      "And now, the end is near....."

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      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        That's not your song. Stick to mediocrity you faking faker.

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        1. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Crooners gonna croon.

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  29. Saniul
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    End of

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    1. Saniul
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 21 days ago

      page.

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      1. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 21 days ago

        Count much?

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        1. Woy of the Wovers
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Is anyone going to fall for this crude highland ploy?

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        2. Saniul
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 21 days ago

          Inaccurate anyway. We're on 29, someone plis do 30.

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  30. Saniul
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 21 days ago

    Oh, just end it already.

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