Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – West Ham vs Tottenham

The penultimate Gameweek of our season is here and begins with a London derby at Upton Park. West Ham entertain Spurs at the Boleyn Ground as Sam Allardyce looks to secure the Hammer’s Premier League status and, potentially, his tenure in East London. Tim Sherwood’s side provide tricky opponents, arriving off the back of a four-match unbeaten run and a 1-0 away win at Stoke last time out.

Our early kick-off is followed by a batch of three o’clock meetings which include the first of two fixtures for Ryan Giggs’ United. Neighbours City get their own Gameweek double-header underway in the late live clash, as they travel to Goodison and attempt to oust Liverpool at the top of the table.

You can look to our Twitter feed throughout the day for all the news from the teamsheets, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is again ready and waiting those who fancy some real-time exchanges.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. FACUPARSE
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Downing 😆

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  2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    I have to say, with no false modesty, that I am playing brilliantly today!!! 😀

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    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      I feel the same way, about my own ff-team today.
      Me thinks me is killing it.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        Check my grav. 😉

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  3. DonTheSpecialOne
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Birmingham making it, doncaster down and brighton grabs play off.
    Forza Championship!! Scenes

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  4. Sarnab
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Any David Silva owner?

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    1. Lucas Leiva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Yep.

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  5. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Clumsy fecker, that Adebayor! 😉

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    1. Mavric Marco
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Have you seen Carroll..? 😉

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        ... but Emanuel fouled me!!!

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  6. Thomass
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    That's why it's the 4th best league in the world!

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    1. The Happy One
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      😀

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    2. Mílanista
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      😀

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  7. Tatty Bojangles
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Congratulations to Birmingham 🙂

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    1. Ronny Hotdog
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Wahhhhaaaaaayyyy

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  8. Parm
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Still waiting on Fulham team news...

    zzzzzzzz

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  9. Scoredelario
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    If rooney doesn't even make a squad on saturday, it seems unlikely he'll start three days later. right?

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    1. Mavric Marco
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      No, he could be recovering from his virus and be fine for tuesday.

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      1. Scoredelario
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        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        True. I'm just looking for reassurance as I sold him for RVP at 11:26!

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        1. Mavric Marco
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 3 hours ago

          🙂 Could work out well, i chose to keep Roo and captain Mata

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    2. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Right.

      I am regretting keeping him and not selling for -4

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    3. Burd Turglars
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      He may just have the runs. Despite owning, I hope he comes on as sub for 5 mins as my rival has (c) him

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  10. Rasping Drive
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Robbed of a playoff place in the second minute of stoppage time, what a choker 🙁

    Where's Jonty? He must be halfway to getting larrupped!

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    1. J0E
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Here. Jubilent, remembering avoiding the conference of the last day of 1997. Marvelling at how far we've come and being in with a chance of Prem Lg football again. Great day.

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    2. Mílanista
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Unlucky Rasping, there's always next season and Drenthe

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  11. chuckberry04
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Wow, I was supporting Eriksen until some minutes ago.. when I found out I don't even have him in my team anymore lol..

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    1. jungle
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      haha drunken transfer?

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      1. chuckberry04
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        I think I brought Ramsey in, not even sure on that anymore lol.

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  12. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    So glad I did Eriksen->Mata (-4) last week...

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  13. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Spurs should have had Soldado sent off.

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      You have to ask yourself though, what's the difference?

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        There is that. 😆

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      2. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        😀

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    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Nah

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  14. Yome
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Mata will play high on the pitch almost as a second striker next to Chicharito, he could bag a brace!

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  15. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Fat Sam IN!

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    1. r0nh
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Kinky!!

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Does it hurt?

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      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        I did fell from heaven so it does

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      I asked for this 😆

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    4. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Wow, that is deep.

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  16. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Derby v Wigan for the playoff final

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      arry will be up for it

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  17. Whitman2013
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    glad to see birming stay up! 🙂

    happy for beric and my mate who is a brummie

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  18. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    How much did Soldado cost Spurs?

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    1. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      5 times more than he's worth.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        10 x.

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        1. Jax
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 3 hours ago

          10 times yes

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        2. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 3 hours ago

          50 times more? 😯

          Talk about profit.

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      AvB, 4th place and £26m.

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      1. Sarnab
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        😆

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      2. Mílanista
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        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        😀

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    3. Psakhotherapy
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      £23mil? £26..?

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  19. Lucas Leiva
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    RVP (c), can't complain, should get 30mins today.

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Same, I'm still quite optimistic. Hopefully he starts against Hull.

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    2. Yome
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Not sure about that, Welbeck is on the bench also and fitter than RVP

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  20. DonTheSpecialOne
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Berget starting for Cardiff? Wow

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Who the feck is Berget?

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
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        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        Jo Inge Berget. He's om The bench btw, sorry.

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      2. Jax
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        norwegian fella

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    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Wow. Well, Cardiff strikers have done nothing at all lately so could work out.

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
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        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        He's on The bench not starting, sorry. Saw a post on last page, it was their subs

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  21. Root
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Sunderland needs to score today.

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      0-0 draw they'd be happy.

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  22. In Moyes We Thrust #freeshi…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Kagawa doesn't even make the bench.. it's like Moyes all over again 🙁

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    1. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Will start against Hull.

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  23. J0E
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Taps finger on desk...waiting on Fulham teamsheet to tweet. Always late. They deserve relegation for their tardy teamsheets alone.

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      I should have listened to you about Rooney, Jonty. I was blinded there, BBC must have had some sort of insider info.

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      1. J0E
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        Its probably because I'm a journalist I can recognise the subtle differences in speculation language. The phrasing was definitely - we've been told that he's out but we are not revealing our sources. Plus Man U have been really leaky since the final days of Moyes.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          • 14 Years
          10 years, 3 hours ago

          *Christmas

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        2. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 3 hours ago

          You'll probably overtake me now 😡

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  24. kalmoffit
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    It looks like Chester will find his way into my team somehow. Have Hull conceded yet?

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    1. Whitman2013
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Unlikely, wait until 3:01.

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      1. Tatty Bojangles
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 hours ago

        +1 🙂

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    2. Jax
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      they will in both games.

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  25. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Off to Galway for a long weekend of fishing. Will be relying on flashscores and FFS for footy updates.

    Just make sure to describe Mata's hatrick in great detail since I won't see it 😉 adios

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Grilled trout. Mmm ... 😀

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  26. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    By the way, which of you mouthy feckers persuaded me to put Soldado in my team, early doors? 😀

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      I only had for GW1.

      I WCed him and Lukaku out straight after GW1

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        Is that a guilty shuffle??? 😀

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        1. Call Me Old Fashioned
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 3 hours ago

          Baaa....

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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            • 14 Years
            10 years, 3 hours ago

            😆

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    2. Mílanista
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      Was quite handy GW1-2 for those pens. After that... gahhh 😀

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        Ah, yes. Forgot about those.

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  27. The Butters
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Am i the only one who did Amalfitano (C)

    🙁

    Seems stupid now since Mata seemed a safe choice!

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      amalfitano v arsenal. nice 2 pointer there.

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      1. The Butters
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 hours ago

        Pheobe you can just have my balls! 😀

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  28. BigManBakar
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    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Stockdale; Heitinga, Hangeland, Burn, Riise; Holtby, Parker, Sidwell, Diarra, Richardson; Bent

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    1. BigManBakar
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      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 hours ago

      #FFC subs: Joronen, Kasami, Mitroglou, Dejagah, Woodrow, Riether, Amorebieta

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  29. tm245
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    Not the worst news about Rooney. I was trying to figure out a punt on Salah but he will come in as my first sub if he is out for both and I saved a hit.

    It's like Rooney will score a goal for me if he doesnt play. I'll take that.

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  30. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 hours ago

    I fear I was sucked in yet again... Eriksen has never really impressed me, he finally looked like he was getting some points so I brought him in and profited a bit but really has he remotely lived up to the hype? Did well in the Dutch leagues but even Van Wolfswinkel did well there...

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    1. The Butters
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 hours ago

      Just another slightly above average player playing among a bunch of average players in an average team, where he obviously seems like the best player in the team.

      Still average.

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