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Dugout Discussion – Bournemouth vs Man City

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Gameweek 3 gets underway at the Vitality Stadium as Bournemouth entertain Manchester City in the 12.30pm kick-off.

The visitors have made a somewhat underwhelming start to the new season, netting just three times in the first couple of matches.

As a result, Pep Guardiola has made a number of alterations, with the decision to drop Sergio Aguero to the bench a major surprise.

With the battle for our three-man frontlines intensifying, the Argentine’s absence could trigger big sales over the upcoming international break.

Team-mates Gabriel Jesus and Kevin De Bruyne were sold by 218,000 and 117,00 FPL managers respectively last week after serving up back-to-back blanks. But a return to a lone striker system now looks set to force a reassessment of City’s attack.

For the Cherries, Eddie Howe unleashes Josh King alongside Jermain Defoe for the first time as they go in search of their first league goal of the season.

The hosts’ Ryan Fraser also drops out as Howe opts for a wing-back system, with Charlie Daniels and Adam Smith on the flanks.

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  1. gunnerboy
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Silva and Danilo in my team. I'll take that...

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  2. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Sends Sterling off for the celebration.

    Yellow Cards Aké for a last man challenge when Jesus was through on goal.

    My days.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      My days, too.

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      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        A mixture of stupid rules and inconsistent decisions to follow them

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    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      He is a terrible referee

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      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Had a mare today overall

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    3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      poor decision on Ake.
      Correct decision on Sterling.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Disagree. Sterling was just happy. Agree about Aké. Silly challenge.

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      2. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        My issue is the selectivity of following the rules. He applies it stringently to Sterling who has scored a last minute winner. Aké takes out Jesus who would be through on goal right in front of him but decides a yellow suffices.

        Either follow them all to the letter or let common sense prevail. Don't bother mix and matching imo.

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        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Exactly. I don't mind the rules being enforced all I want is a bit of consistency.

          Mike Dean is just a god damm feck in awful referee

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          1. Somalion
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Yep. Look, refs do a thankless job and I no doubt would have numerous shockers, but on a very basic level, if you want to follow all the rules including the mad ones, do it without exception.

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    4. Nascimento
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Thought Cook was lucky to stay on too

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      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Kompany barreled into Defoe off the ball when already on a yellow as well.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          • 14 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          This. What is known in South African Rugby as the one-fingered handoff.

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          1. Somalion
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Yes sir, a second yellow all day in any situation imo.

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Also, Defoe has suffered an eye injury in an incident like this before. 🙁

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              1. Somalion
                • 14 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Those can be the real dangerous ones. There's no ball, so even if you argue you only intend to take them down, you know your action is designed to harm him.

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  3. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    I'm having an absolute Jonty season so far

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    1. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      How many points in total?

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      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        111

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

          112 with KDB 2 pointer today

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

          With Kun(C)

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    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Kun(c)?

      I might be in the same mood when Kane hit a 1pointer in his 3rd match in a row..

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      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah 🙁

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

      113 for me :(. Long way to go tho.

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    4. RÏɠBY
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      haha.. me too

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    5. Fuchs Mane Kante
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Same.

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    6. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Having to keep reminding myself that we're 1/19th of the way through the season (+ 1 match) - everything still to play for. I'm a bit concerned though as I tend to be one who starts well then falls away...

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  4. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Possibly 9 points from Danilo and KDB combined. I'd take that after watching that nightmare performance.

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    1. sentz05
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      How many will KDB get?

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      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        3 perhaps.

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        1. Les Bleus
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Points that is. Not Baps

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  5. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    after bonus potentially 12 points from 2 not bad

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    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I'm also happy with my 0pts... Avoid the Man City minefield at all costs

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  6. F4L
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Well, this means Kun will start the next match then

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    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Who knows. I wouldn't want to own either Jesus nor Aguero.

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    2. MTPockets
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Or Sane

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

      I said earlier, frustrating thing about Danilo is Walker coming back! Mendy looked super physical.

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

        danilo is over. take the parting gift

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        1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          This

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    4. gunnerboy
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Who's getting bonus?

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      1. Sánchez
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        The Messiah

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

      Draft mids trolling me:

      Gw1: fab
      Gw2: arnie
      Gw3: sterling

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      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        u lucky one..
        Who do u have in your team for next GW? I can avoid..

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

          Will be one of pogba, mane, ayew no doubt

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    6. The Mastermind
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      So. I captained Aguero over Kane and fair to say my season is over. Cya in 2018 guys!

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      1. gunnerboy
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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      2. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        o/

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    7. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Best app for live score updates?

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      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        I'll be on the move and can't use this site.

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

        Stick on the radio

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

        Flashscore

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      4. SuperMario
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Flashscore/ livescore and set notifications on for games your monitoring.
        FotMob also an option.

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

        Livescore. Select your favourites and get notifications of goals, red cards, full time.

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      6. SuperMario
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Also TodayFM live sports radio is great via any radio frequency app

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      7. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Livescore?

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      8. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers guys

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    8. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      People saying it wasn't a 2nd yellow are right.
      The rules state a yellow if behaviour "may be reasonably considered as controversial insofar as they are likely to
      encourage or incite any form of crowd disorder UNLESS it is for your team and you want to say 'it's not fair aaaaaaaaahh'."

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        + 42.

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        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          🙂

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      2. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        If you watch it again he just ran to the side line and it was the fans who got onto the pitch. So basically he got sent off for a pitch invasion

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Yep.

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        2. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Not how I saw it. A riot was emerging and he ran right into it. Muppet move.

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        3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          ......encourage or incite any form of crowd disorder

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          1. Syd.
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Aye right... He scored a goal that is where it all went wrong

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    9. GE
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Kdb -> Mkhi tonight before kdb's price drop or just loose 0.1 or more and be patient throughout the international break?

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      1. FISSH
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Sell KDB

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      2. sentz05
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        I'm also stressing over this

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      3. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Sell.. I have already done it

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

          You sold for next GW already after today's matches?
          Riski IMO.
          I want to watch United first.

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      4. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        I'm trying to decide same thing. Lots can happen in two weeks... Injuries etc...

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

          Yup, could definetely happen.
          I have Alli and Eriksen as well and suddenly one of them picks up injuries and then I should keep Kdb.

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      5. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Sell

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    10. BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      City must surely appeal Sterling

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        They will. Don't you worry about that.

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      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Not possible.

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      3. JJJ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        can't appeal yellow cards, only reds right?

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        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            6 years, 8 months ago

            What is there to appeal, aren't these the new rules

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          • Clump
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Yep.

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

        If you told me we'd walk out of the first three gws with seven points I would totally take it

        But this is a woeful way to go about it

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        1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          We've been tepid to say the least.

          Get rid of 3 at the back please

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        2. tm245
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          I thought you looked really good after the Bournemouth goal -- way more fluid and not feeling the pressure. I wonder if Aguero is helping or hurting things, tbh. They stop moving so freely and always look to just him -- so odd.

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        3. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          True, but a lot of changes to the squad and it's a work in progress. City will only get stronger.

          Still iffy as FPL prospects though.

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      5. Viper
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        0 from 0

        Sold Daniels.

        Excellent.

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        1. gunnerboy
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Nice

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        2. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          14 from 3. so-so.

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

        Always sterling crops up and does something grrrr

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      7. Hot Fuzz
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        besides the referee's funny decision tonight the second half was terrible imo man city are all over the place.. what happened to the city of preseason??

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      8. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        KDB to Antonio if he does well? Have 2ft so can have a look at rest of gameweek after Hammers.

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

          Like Antonio as well!
          But tempted by Mkhi/Pogba as well?
          What is your mid?

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          1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            KDB / Salah / Richie / Mooy / Carroll

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

              Would be tempted to do Kdb and Ritchie -> Mkhi and Antonio 🙂

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      9. Drum8888
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Ha the Sun league I'm in gave Otamendi MOTM

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      10. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Was that really just one game?

        Seemed like 5...

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      11. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Does this mean that it will be Jesus' turn to sit on the bench next time or what then?

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

          Break first so maybe not

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

          Sterling sent off - don't think so

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      12. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        KDB > Alli .... locked in!

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        1. sentz05
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Now or after break?

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      13. Konig Luther
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        "Sterling goal again?"
        "Time to bring Sterling..."

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        1. Konig Luther
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          just hope they don't flag him

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      14. Johnny Drama
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        This may be a stupid question, but I won't loose KDB's points from this gw even if I transfer him out tonight, before the gw is over, right?

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        1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Wow.

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        2. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          No. His massive haul of points is safe

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          1. Johnny Drama
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Thx man haha

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

          -10 points incoming

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        4. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          You're right, it MAY be.

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      15. FISSH
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Hopefully the BAPS stay the same. Jesus and Silva 3 and 2

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      16. F4L
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Its Southampton time 😎

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

          Huddersfield time

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

        And the great part?

        Two YCs mean you can't appeal the decision, like the Walker one.

        Wtf is this 😆

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        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          well, it was 2 correct yellows.
          If you could appeal it would be frivolous and the ban'd be extended

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

          They wouldn't win the appeal anyway. That was a yellow card. Get over it.

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      18. SweeSwee
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Loved it when Sterling got sent off.

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

          Sad

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      19. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        KDB on for a BAP lol.

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        1. The Road to Turfdom
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          System does seem to favour Centre Backs, to be fair...

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