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Dugout Discussion October 27

Saturday Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 9

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A chilly Saturday afternoon greets the start of Gameweek nine, as twelve Premier League sides do battle once more. The Dugout Discussion opens it’s doors, in time for the early kick-off at Villa Park between Aston Villa and Norwich City. The team news is in, and is as follows…

Villa XI: Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Bennett, El Ahmadi, Delph, Herd, Albrighton, Holman, Agbonlahor, Benteke.

Norwich XI: Ruddy, R. Martin, Bassong, Turner, Garrido, Johnson, Tettey, E. Bennett, Pilkington, Hoolahan, Holt.

Paul Lambert makes three changes to his team, as he seeks victory over his former employers. Christian Benteke, Marc Albrighton and Chris Herd come in, with Darren Bent, Stephen Ireland and Nathan Baker making way.

After his sides impressive victory over Arsenal last week, Chris Hughton names the same starting eleven that earned those three points.

We’ve then got dose of four 3p.m. games, before the Champions see us out this evening against Swansea. The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open and can be accessed right here.

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  1. mutatedllama
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Oh hell yeah. Had £4 on Benteke to net first. £24 profit!

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    1. Chewy Toffee
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      11 years, 7 months ago

      Nice one! 😀

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    2. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Get. in.

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    3. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Nice punt!

      Reminds me - must get on Paddy power. Got loads of credit after a triple came in last week 🙂

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  2. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Nicky Butt scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      funny friday feeling!

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    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Did you captain him?

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    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      His funny feeling Friday is amazing this year

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      1. llamaZA
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Except the time I brought in and captained Gerrard (aka last week)

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        1. Lord Flashheart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          10 points, could be worst

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  3. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    had benteke first GS at 6-1 😀

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    1. Manani
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      🙂

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    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      20 quid as well

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      1. mutatedllama
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        £20? Nice! I had £4 on but happy enough with that 😉

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        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 12 Years
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          well done...

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    3. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
      • 11 Years
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      N1

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  4. TheKingThierry
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Cazorla a doubt !!

    Lucky I didn't captain him

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    1. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Surely you jest?!

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      1. TheKingThierry
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Well the source was reliable but the tweet has been removed just now

        Fantasyiteam is the one

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  5. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    OMG a squirrel... and a Villa goal.

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    1. Billy Gilmore
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      11 years, 7 months ago

      http://archuletafanscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Squirrel.gif

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  6. footyjuana
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Bennett just got booked for a foul on Bennett

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Is this a palindrome?

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      1. footyjuana
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Nah, just bin-it

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  7. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    That terrible sinking feeling when you are one of the 0.1% who have Benteke and you left him on the bench...doh...!!!

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    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      im more surprised and shocked that you actually have a villa attacker

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        It's my sons team in the family league...All the Belgian players plus five others...He isn't really interested so asked me to pick his team...doh again...

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        1. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          thats what they all say 😉

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        2. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
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          Straight choice between Benteke and Lukaku because of the Dembele and Fellaini injury situation..still might get it though cause he's first sub...

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    2. Chewy Toffee
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      I don't even.. :O

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    3. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      if you dont play him at home to norwich when would you?

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Has a nice run of fixtures

        sun,MUN,mci,ARS

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        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
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          yeah..his team is ace in defence and midfield...but weak up front..

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  8. Red-United
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Ok where has all this Cazorla news come from? Is he really a doubt?

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    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No... Just the usual shite you get on here at times

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      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        They mentiomed on talksport that he has a 'niggle' and Wilshere could start in his place. So not unfounded rumours!

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        1. Red-United
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          Badtimes.

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    2. mischty
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      rumours flying around the old Twitter that Sagna and Wilshere are in For Jenkinson and Cazorla..we shall see.

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      1. Red-United
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers, lets hope it's the usual Twitter bollocks 😉

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  9. Jax
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    darren benteke!!!

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Hahahahazard

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    2. TheKingThierry
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      It's actually

      Bentekkers

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      1. Blue Teets
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        That's another Mata

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      2. Jax
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        my bad 😉

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      3. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Darren Bentekkers

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  10. TheKingThierry
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    No one cares about Cazorla then 😉

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    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Iv'e captained today...

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      1. Syd.
        • 15 Years
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        "him"

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    2. LOCO ABREU
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      it was a 2 pointer anyway.

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    3. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Source?

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      1. mischty
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Apparently the Cazorla info is coming form John Cross, who is usually half right a third of the time

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        1. ASAP Rocky
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          1/6 right isn't too bad

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  11. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    I have some interest in this match... Iv'e got Villa in my footie bet today.. 20/21 not a bad price..

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    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Not bad, went for a draw myself..

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    2. Jax
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      not over yet...

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  12. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    People have so few players from this game that no one cares who assisted or which team is conceding

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    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Holman assist, he was mentioned in the Spot the Differential article last night so mark and co will be happy with it..

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  13. Back on the horse
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    noooo! my Norwich cs!

    just kidding

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  14. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    My head hurts

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    1. mutatedllama
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      +1 would read again

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    2. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      18hours on th beer now me

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        No more beer. Ever.

        .
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        Until tonight

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        1. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          thats the spirit

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          1. Mílanista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 7 months ago

            Did someone say 'spirits'? 😉

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    3. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      grow a pair 😉

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  15. Jax
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    bbc says joe bennett assist. are they ever right?

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    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      http://ballsdot.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/agger.gif

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  16. isacki: full casual
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Those spreading Cazorla injury doubts, can we see your source or your silence please?

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    1. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      +1

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    2. Scroobius Mac
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Was Talkshite I believe.

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      1. mischty
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        John Cross, Mirror, not injury just rest. Debatable .

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        1. isacki: full casual
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          Who are they saying would play instead?

          Ramsey? Wilshere??

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      2. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Only useful for comedy videos, their tips are a joke 😉

        Bale (C) anyway but this news is just from nowhere.

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    3. Viper
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      They mentiomed on talksport that he has a ‘niggle’ and Wilshere could start in his place. So not unfounded rumours!

      Don't necessarily have a link as it was mentioned on the radio. I would have absolutely zero reason to spread a rumour about this, just saying what was said..

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Ok fair enough there's a source, I believe you.

        Wilshere at CAM in his first game back would be at odds with Wenger gently bringing him back in...

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        1. Viper
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          Hopefully Wilshere comes in for Ramsey! That I would like!

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          1. isacki: full casual
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 7 months ago

            If you mean at CM alongside Arteta, massively. Would even be an improvement at Ramsey weird RM position.

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            1. Ginkapo FPL
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 7 months ago

              I would expect Wilshere or Frimpong to replace Coquelin. Ramsey will play CAM if Cazorla is actually out. But I hope that Ramsey is no where near the pitch

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  17. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Do people actually pay money to go and watch Aston Villa

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    1. heartsattack
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Such a poor game to select for Tv.

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  18. Rafabio
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Nice ball! Deflected out for a Villa corner...

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    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      GET IN!!!

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      1. Rafabio
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        :):)

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  19. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    When people say stuff is circulating on Twitter...what exactly does this mean? I've never used it and only looked at some accounts briefly...but I don't get how stuff circulates...what does this even mean??

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    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Just means a lot of different people are talking about it..

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    2. Scroobius Mac
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Somebody says something and if they are well followed or thought to be reliable other people talk about it. The search function is really open on it unlike say facebook so it's easier to see rumours unfold.

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    3. mischty
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      11 years, 7 months ago

      One person might post something ,true or false as rumours are, and everyone who is "following " that person gets it in their feed. They then repost it and spread it like a virus to everyone who is following them.
      I hesitate to use "tweet" and "re-tweet" because it makes me cringe to use that word. Sounds so wussy.

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    4. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers for clearing that up guys!

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    5. Back on the horse
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      someone tweets it and other people re-tweet it, like forwarding on an email to all your friends

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      1. Back on the horse
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        apologies, I meant to include some kind of sarcasm or ridicule at such a basic question but I submitted early 😉

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    6. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      people can retweet others tweets.

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  20. Soccaholic
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Any1 see grant holt's shot hit the corner flag :p ?

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    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      worse than this?

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYcbwiAr-xM

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      1. Soccaholic
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        OmGggg lmaooooo

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      2. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        😯 😆

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      3. Back on the horse
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        The John O'Heskey comment was surprisingly well liked

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    2. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      It was sublime skill...FIFA 13 weekly challenge surely...

      Your mission is to skew a shot and hit the corner flag a la Holt

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    3. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      It was sublime skill...

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  21. Viper
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Did anyone see that throw in? 😆

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  22. ASAP Rocky
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Ill bet none of you captained Dempsey like I did. Madness or genius? We will see.

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Only because we don't have him... could be a good shout

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    2. heartsattack
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah we will.

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    3. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      mmm well he wasnt on the coach

      http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRzK96G7iQO7mvbyo2ruhiFdmjBXTgAVdIzuN40uQJEmfY37JUF

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      1. COMH
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Haha I don't think anyone was on that coach.

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      2. ASAP Rocky
        • 12 Years
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        Lol

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    4. Blue Teets
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      More like wishful thinking. You should play the game as it is- not as you want it to be.

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      1. ASAP Rocky
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        That's how I got my 1,000 world ranking, because I play the game in a delusional way of how I want it to be. Oh wait, I didn't get it this way.

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    5. Scroobius Mac
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Like it.

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      1. ASAP Rocky
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks

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    6. Mak_Gold
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Madness.

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        1. ASAP Rocky
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          Don't like it. 🙂

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    7. TheKingThierry
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      https://twitter.com/fantasyiteam/status/262168474527342592

      Cazorla

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Fair enough. This transfer is becoming a pain...

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      2. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        thats not a credible source, they're repeating the same twitter rumours from other poor sources. When a reliable guy tweets it then it will have some substance 🙂

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    8. Daniel_tsl
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      The passing in this match makes me wanna cry :'(

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    9. Tim Canterbury
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      11 years, 7 months ago

      http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/154828314-aston-villa-manager-paul-lambert-celebrates-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QaU6C1G3m1V2FASVe7neXGNRDWm%2b4IylDzVwQzjSG%2bTgmZw33%2blkmWsTk%2bq6JvREsg%3d%3d

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Haha...says it all

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    10. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Anyone else captain Bale over Carzola?

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      1. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        yep

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    11. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
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      11 years, 7 months ago

      Arsenal must have had a stinker for these to beat them!

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      1. Jax
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        different style at home to away from home. norwich are rubbish away.

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        1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          They should play the away style like they play the home style then.

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      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        They did.

        Arsenal made one goalkeeping error which led to Norwich's goal. Other than that they stuck 10 men behind the ball and rode their luck.

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        1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          Or you could say they defended very well to hold on for there win.

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      3. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
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        Norwich got an absolute fluke of a goal early on, and valiantly sat 10 behind the ball

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    12. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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      11 years, 7 months ago

      Incredibly poor standard on show here. The lower teams are meant to be what makes the PL the best.

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      1. Jax
        • 14 Years
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        since when?

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        1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          its true, the difficulty of the league as a whole is what makes the prem so great.

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      2. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
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        Watching lower teams and surprised they're playing a lower standard of football?

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    13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      I'm having problems connecting to the site via my phone 🙁

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      1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        best news i've heard all day

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      2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
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        OMG 😉

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    14. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      A Norwich win now would be handy..
      Norwich to win from behind 16/1
      Half time villa, full time Norwich 35/1

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      1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        I'll take a piece of that_they don't look too bad going forward
        Pilks is ok and hoola-hoops n holts look a good pairing.

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