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Dugout Discussion – Newcastle vs Spurs

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Two of the three most popular players in Fantasy Premier League take to the field as Tottenham Hotspur make their way to Newcastle United in the 1.30pm kick-off.

Harry Kane is the main captaincy pick for Sunday’s early fixture. Owned by 37% of FPL managers, he’s been handed the armband by 22% on the back of 7.5 points per match last season.

The Spurs frontman was also runner-up in our Gameweek 1 Captain Poll after netting seven times in his final two away appearances of 2016/17.

Meanwhile, his team-mate Dele Alli is the most owned midfielder in the game, sitting in 38% of squads for the trip to Tyneside.

Both Alli and playmaker Christian Eriksen supplied 6.1 points per match last term and face a defence with just eight clean sheets in 23 home fixtures in the Championship.

Meanwhile, with the Magpies’ fixtures turning kindly next weekend, we get the chance to scout the likes of Matt Ritchie and Dwight Gayle as potential mid-price options for our squads.

Elsewhere, Rob Elliot gets the nod between the posts for the home side – he’s currently the only active 4.0-priced keeper in the game.

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  1. Our Tiny Windows
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Zaha injured. Milner benched.

    I'm thinking Zaha > Silva (he looked great)
    and Milner > Cedric (fixtures look great)

    Is that worth -4?

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    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Zaha injured? Since when?

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      1. thepeen555
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Just a rumour from the sun paper apparently

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        1. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          He did post on his insta story iinm mistaken.

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      2. Our Tiny Windows
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        He's wearing a leg brace and has a bandage on his knee.

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    2. AC Tomasso
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Silva always looks great, just doesn't always bring home points

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    3. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Is zaha injured?
      No sign on FPL site...

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  2. waldofeen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Which of these make most sense for next week?
    Moreno to Hegazi (or someone else)
    Puncheon to atsu

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    1. Our Tiny Windows
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Atsu looked good.

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    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Atsu

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    3. waldofeen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Ya thought he was lively. Xxxx

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  3. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    So many weeks left in August. Imagine the blanks...lol

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  4. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Kompany, Cedric, Eriksen, Salah, Willian...so good

    And then Bertrand finds Gabbi for two sitters, and Gabbi messes them both up

    -14 potential points

    And then Jesus(c) scores twice and is disallowed twice, even getting a yellow card on one...and misses a sitter too

    That, ladies and gentlemen, is how you go from hauling to mediocrity in the span of a few plays. De Gea+Bailly+Lukaku to go. Don't even know what I want.

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    1. Waxys
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      How is it hailing if it never happened?

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      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        It isn't. It's kinda like all of the claims you've made on your score this week

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    2. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Do you have kun?

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      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Nope. Jesus

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        1. MrZ
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Then you should get kun. It matches your username 😉

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          1. ★Kuntheman★
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            🙂

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  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Its only a game anyway...

    *Runs*

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  6. Jay_
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Average currently 39 from 8.4 players (FFF)

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      1. the snazzy viking
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        There's only one word I can really say

        shit

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      2. Turbolag
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        That including this game or no? I'd be surprised if the average player had 2.6 in the United-West Ham match.

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        1. Jay_
            6 years, 8 months ago

            2 United and a lot of Captains probably.

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            1. Podge
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Benches to come in too

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          • Botman and Robben
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            This

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      3. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        What's this zaha injury talk?

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        1. Jay_
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Posted a pic of himself in protective footwear.

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        2. seewhyaxe
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Shit blanks from Ritch and Kane.

          Need a miracle from kaku

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        3. Sims
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          kane captains laughing at jesus yesteray not laughing anymore

          go on lukaku caps, have a good old LOL i dare u

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          1. ★Kuntheman★
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            😆

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          2. ChelseaKTBFF
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Have both in my team. Banking on those 2 to be captains for the majority of my season, or atleast till Hazard returns.

            Want both to do well ahaha

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        4. Waxys
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          I'd love to hit 100 points this gameweek.

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          1. Stats Don\'t Lie
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Id love to get 50 rn...

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          2. Hairy Potter
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            What's your team?

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          3. Viprin
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            On which team that is?

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          4. ★Kuntheman★
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            90 more to go, you can do it

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            1. Waxys
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              On 70 now pal

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              1. FrankieTheGent
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Who left?

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                1. Waxys
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Lukaku

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                2. Waxys
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  When you put it like that things don't lol good lol

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                  1. Dr. Agabuse
                    • 11 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    2 goals, one assist and you're there. Captain presumably..

                    Still very much on the cards

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          5. Rasping Drive
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            The law of averages says one of your teams will

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          6. Old Boots
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            At this rate I'm going to be happy to crawl over 40!

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          7. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Milner let you down??

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        5. Lallana's Bananas
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          As an owner of no Man Utd players, I believe it is time to take up position behind the sofa

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        6. Manani
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          see a few transfering out Dann, is he injured? or was it just because crystal palace lost?

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          1. Stats Don\'t Lie
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Palace lost 3-0 and pool up text

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        7. Touré De Force
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          As anon Kane owner, it's readily apparent to me that I need to get Kane asap after wat hing that. I'm not joking either.

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          1. Touré De Force
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            *watching

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            1. Pacer.
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              You do - when he hits the post and just misses out on a couple of assist and that's a bad game, you got off lightly. Get him in asap

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          2. Hairy Potter
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Yeah, he'll be in my team by GW3

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            1. JustPark
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              +1

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            2. Podge
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              This

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          3. FPL Notebook (John)
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Yeah, me too! For gw3

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          4. My Name Is Pepu
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            What makes you think that way? He was rubbish today, Spurs overall were not great either.

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          5. Rasping Drive
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            I remember watching Kim away at Villa and he looked deadly. Blanked from an FOL perspective but I had to get him in. I did, captained him against Spurs and he got a hattie. Could happen again.

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        8. Van der Faart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Sell Kane all you casuals. Let him drop in price. Then I can pick him up on the cheap then when WC activates. 😎

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        9. Top 210 Club
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Fantastic 21 from 10...
          My friend summed up my mood and temper quite nicely in this video. Made me laugh at least...

          http://www.captiongenerator.com/645972/Jono-Reacts-to-GW-1-FPL#.WY9X2OypDuZ.whatsapp

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          1. Skalla
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Also on 21 now, but still long way to go in the season, just think of all the green arrows for the next few weeks!

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            1. Top 210 Club
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Just guts me. How can we be so far behind waxys.

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        10. FPL Notebook (John)
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Eriksen up to 3 baps joint with Davies

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          1. Viprin
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Nice

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          2. Skalla
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Great news, thx!

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          3. Rasping Drive
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Lobely

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        11. Ady87
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Lindelof & Sterling > ?

          £13.5m

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          1. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Bavies & Rambo

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        12. Swagat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Fab to Ramsey good? Or any other suggestions?

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        13. thepeen555
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Xhaka up to 93.8 on FPL statistics now - rising quick

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          1. potatoace
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            let him rise

            fools gold

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          2. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            No website knows what the threshold is until one player rises and one player drops.

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        14. Skalla
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Nice! Finally hit the 20pt mark thx to Eriksen and still 2 bonus to come, might now get into that elite top 3mil I was aiming for this season 🙂

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          1. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            3 bonus*

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          2. thepeen555
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Bless - good luck

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        15. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Eriksen is a baps whore

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          1. Viprin
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Almost went with KDB instead of him

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        16. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          If only I'd kept my original team I'd have 137 points.

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          1. Agger
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            44 isn't that bad

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            1. Agger
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              With Lukaku (C)

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            2. Granville
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              I'm fairly happy with it.

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          2. Rasping Drive
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

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            1. Rasping Drive
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              😀 is what I meant, nice one

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        17. BALOOO
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Eriksen(C) just got to 3bps, this is hot 🙂

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          1. Jay_
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Nice. Well done.

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          2. Top 210 Club
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Swear to God I'm going to smash the TV or my phone if Lukaku blanks

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            1. FlockofSeagulls
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Throw your phone into your tv and avoid the agonizing decision you'll have to make.

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              1. Top 210 Club
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                This!

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          3. FlockofSeagulls
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Anyone else notice WAXYS disappearing act for the last match just as Rentboy emerged? Followed by a Rentboy banning and WAXYS return soon after.

            #seagulldetectiveservices

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            1. Waxys
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              I was watching the game pal I missed out on all the drama

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              1. FlockofSeagulls
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                My point exactly. You're usually on here 24/7.

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                1. Waxys
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  No?

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            2. Jamie_GAWA
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Check rentboys account to see if he commented at the same time as Waxy ever 😉

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          4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            VNL not even on the bench...

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            1. Iceball
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Who?

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              1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Victor Nilsson Lindelöf

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                1. Whazza
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Who?

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          5. le flem
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            I all the footabllers in the league fought each other, who'd you think would win?

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            1. Sims
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              kola

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            2. Turbolag
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Kolasinac would have a good shot.

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            3. Ayat_S
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Zlatan

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            4. potatoace
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Bet Vardy fights dirty

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          6. le flem
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            *If

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          7. Waxys
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Didn't a mod on here gurantee that Eriksen worm get 3 bonus points?

            Be careful about absolutes pal I'm guilty of that stuff too nothing wrong with confidence but when you get it wrong things don't look good

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            1. Waxys
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Won't*

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          8. I am 42
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            anyone knows the most captain stats?

            1st is Lukaku, how about 2nd and 3rd?

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            1. I am 42
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Trying to console myself with Jesus and Kane blank 🙁

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