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Team of the Season – John Terry

It’s fair to say the 2012/13 domestic campaign was one to forget for John Terry. With knee injuries hampering his game time, the Chelsea skipper was handed just 11 starts and three sub appearances by Rafa Benitez and with his position as a first-team regular seemingly under threat, many Fantasy managers overlooked the centre-half as last season began:

The return of Jose Mourinho changed all that. Terry was immediately reinstalled to the heart of the Blues backline and went on to start 34 of Chelsea’s league fixtures, dispelling any concerns over his fitness. With the Stamford Bridge outfit returning to their resilient best under Mourinho, Terry’s displays helped his side concede just 27 goals all season and earned their skipper second spot in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) defender standings – a score of 172 points dwarfed the previous campaign’s paltry 66 under Benitez.

The Statistics

Bearing in mind that Chelsea eventually ended the season with 19 clean sheets, their first few months were particularly porous. After 16 Gameweeks, Terry had mustered just four shut-outs as Mourinho’s side struggled to keep out their opponents – with both Stoke and Sunderland putting three past Petr Cech, our faith in the Blues defence was starting to falter.

A change in approach re-ignited the Fantasy potential of Chelsea’s backline, though, and Terry was one of the main beneficiaries as Mourinho’s men embarked on a run that saw them concede a mere nine goals in the remaining 22 league matches.

The alteration to the Bonus Points System suited Terry’s style of play perfectly – 22 of his 29 bonus points came courtesy of his 16 clean sheets, whilst three goals and an assist highlighted the centre-half’s attacking potential in the opposition box. Indeed, Terry earned more bonus points than any defender or team-mate on his way to a finishing 11th overall in the FPL standings and second only to Eden Hazard amongst Mourinho’s men.

The Prospects

A price rise is inevitable on the back of last term’s displays, with Terry potentially moving to 7.0 in FPL after averaging 5.1 points per game – just behind Leighton Baines’ 5.3 amongst regular defenders. Compared to team-mates, Terry’s attacking output may have been matched by Branislav Ivanovic, but the Serbian weighed in with just 16 bonus points by comparison and resultantly averaged 4.4 ppg; unless the latter can deliver more attacking points next time round, this pattern seems set to continue and should ensure the Chelsea skipper is the likeliest source of points.

Such a climb in cost could still prove excellent value, however; having recently signed a one-year contract extension, Terry – providing he steers clear of injury – looks poised to continue alongside Gary Cahill at the heart of Mourinho’s defence and if, as expected, Chelsea continue with the same approach, acquiring at least one of their defenders looks a canny tactic. Chelsea’s defensive record on their travels against the rest of the top eight – just two goals against in seven matches – also highlighted just how reliable Mourinho’s regulars were and whilst the midfield and attacking positions are likely to be rotated once again, a security of starts at the back seems far greater.

Indeed, some may look to double up on the Blues backline as we assess how the change to the BPS affected our tactical approach – given the superior value in defence, there’s a chance that Fantasy managers could place greater emphasis on acquiring big-hitters at the back and spending less in midfield. Given that only four midfielders managed to better Terry’s 172 points in 2013/14, he is likely to remain solid value in spite of a price rise – ideally, Petr Cech’s shoulder injury offers Mourinho the perfect chance to now install Thibaut Courtois as his new number one and a favourable price for the stopper across the Fantasy games could prove to be the dream double-up ticket.

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350 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Qubit
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    What makes a good fantasy manager?

    Knowledge of the game, players etc? Or is it problem analysis and decision making?

    I know my thinking is that all aspects are important, but a consistently good fantasy manager cannot get by on knowledge alone.

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    1. JT's Dog
        9 years, 10 months ago

        i reckon witchcraft has to be involved

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        1. Christina.
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          9 years, 10 months ago

          That explains why Triggerlips is doing so well.

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        2. Qubit
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Looking at some peoples past records you might be right!!=

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      • Moin
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        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Taking advice from people here...makes a good FPL manager...Managed to reach a rank of 3,442 and last year my rank was 1379121..so This would be my advice..

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        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          No guarantee. My best season was when I was not on here. Look at Mark this season. Or TM last season.

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          1. Moin
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            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            thats true! but it's about choosing the advice from the right people...and also here I get to see what the template teams are so I can plan my differential accordingly...

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        2. Whitman2013
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          9 years, 10 months ago

          taking advice is very good, people here are very knowledgeable but there is a certain amount of scaremongering too, i.e. mata and ramsey last gw...

          you need to take advice, but you need to take educated risks. if you want to win, you need to break the mould.

          dont underestimate some advice from some people mind, as most if not all, have a good idea what they are talking about,

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        3. Qubit
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Interesting. I must disagree here. All my best results have come from playing my own way. This year I went back to doing it my own way and largely ignoring everyone here. (finished just outside top 1k)

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          1. Epic Fail
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            • 13 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Agreed. I never ever take advice from this place. I make my own choices. What I do take from this place though is information which then allows me to make my own choices in an informed manner.

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      • Epic Fail
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        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Being me.

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        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Doing Missus Epicfail

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          1. Epic Fail
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            • 13 Years
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            Anyone can do that

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            1. Whitman2013
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              epicfail are you joining mate?

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              1. Epic Fail
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                • 13 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                Aye I will do. I just need to find some kind of predicted line up before I do. I'm not up to date with who is and isn't injured.

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                1. Whitman2013
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 10 months ago

                  aww okay cheers mate 🙂

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      • thetinkerman
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        • 12 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        I actually think that one of the most overlook assets of a good fantasy manager is patience. No knee-jerks unless calculated, be prepared to lose 0.1m on rises/falls to give yourself thinking time to make the right move, know when to hold on to players who aren't getting points but who look likely to start scoring soon.

        Knowledge of the game plays less of a role than it probably should, but it can make the difference between two equally experienced and dedicated FPL managers.

        Problem and analysis and decision making plays a big role for the first few gameweeks, but after that it's more patience about I think.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          • 14 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          So that's my problem!!! 😉

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    2. JT's Dog
        9 years, 10 months ago

        just realised this is closest I have got to getting my name in an article

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        1. Zombie
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          😆

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        2. Whitman2013
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          if you commit crimes you could have your name in an article often.. though i dont condone this.

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          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Will you be presiding over the court case? 😉

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            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              There you are.

              Your like a groom on honeymoon.

              In and out.

              In and out.

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              1. Billy Gilmore
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                How did you know? 😯

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                1. Christina.
                  • 14 Years
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                  Your smile.

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            2. Whitman2013
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              of course, got to support our own 😉

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              1. Billy Gilmore
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                All rise for the honourable judge whitman.

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                1. Whitman2013
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 10 months ago

                  all rise :O? that doesnt sound nice. haha. i appreciate the sentiment though

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      • Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        It's so hot in London today, I'm worried that Sepp Blatter might award us the World Cup by mistake.

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        1. Zombie
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          42 degrees any good 😛 ??? We could do with a world cup or two

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        2. Whitman2013
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          i was baffled by the decision to award qatar it.. but my mate in uni is from qatar so i want to go back with him and some lads and go watch the world cup so it turns out, i am quite happy with blatter's decision this time.

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          1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            selfish!

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            1. Whitman2013
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              haha 😉

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        3. Billy Gilmore
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          You English have a strange definition of hot 🙂

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          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Racist.

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            1. Billy Gilmore
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              :mrgreen:

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          2. Lanley Staurel
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            • 13 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Anything warmer than really cold is boiling hot. And we moan.
            Then we have a hose pipe ban. And we moan.
            In the winter we flood.....and we moan.

            Simple really.

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            1. Billy Gilmore
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              It's warmer here and it's 2 weeks from winter.

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        4. Lanley Staurel
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          • 13 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Aye its about 20 degrees on the south coast today. Roads will be melting and hose pipe bans soon I reckon.

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        5. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          I must be one of the only people I know who prefers it being cool/cold

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      • Christina.
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Who is up for a quiz?

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Earnshaw.

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          1. Whitman2013
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            rob got a bie (bye) this time.

            sorry that was awful hah.

            how hard is it christina?

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            1. JT's Dog
                9 years, 10 months ago

                not first time that questions been asked

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                1. Christina.
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 10 months ago

                  😳

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                2. Whitman2013
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 10 months ago

                  i know trouble is i dont want to be shafted when the questions are too hard.

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                  1. Billy Gilmore
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 10 months ago

                    🙂

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          2. JT's Dog
              9 years, 10 months ago

              rolf harris doesn't seem to have many answers at moment so can rule him out

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              1. Whitman2013
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                what about oscar?

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          3. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Oh boy. The Jizzard of Oz have wakened.

            *logs off.

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            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              Laters 58K

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              1. Whitman2013
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                its okay we all love you tm!

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              2. Christina.
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                One day I will join one of your 535 leagues.

                🙄

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                1. TorresMagic™
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                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 10 months ago

                  Need to get under 4K first.

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                    1. Whitman2013
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 10 months ago

                      haha, but who would pick a fight with a mod... its just ffs suicide.

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                      1. Billy Gilmore
                        • 11 Years
                        9 years, 10 months ago

                        Forca

                        lol

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                        1. Whitman2013
                          • 10 Years
                          9 years, 10 months ago

                          i wasnt around in the forca days 🙁

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                          1. Kings of Lyon ★
                            • 13 Years
                            9 years, 10 months ago

                            RBJ made Forca look like a Carebear

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                            1. Christina.
                              • 14 Years
                              9 years, 10 months ago

                              RBJ made forca look like Ronh

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                              1. Kings of Lyon ★
                                • 13 Years
                                9 years, 10 months ago

                                Same thing 😉

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                              2. Whitman2013
                                • 10 Years
                                9 years, 10 months ago

                                who is rbj 🙁 i missed so much.

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          4. Latest Community Submissions - a trio of World Cup articles and a look at big hitters staying at home
            J0E
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            • 14 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Latest Community Articles

            We have a trio of features on World Cup teams from Fortunes Always Hiding, svgcr and Applebonkers plus Baines on Toast's look at the Big Hitters who will not be appearing (and therefore nice and fresh for the start of the new season)

            http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/16/scouting-south-korea/

            http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/16/scouting-costa-rica/

            http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/16/scouting-belgium/

            http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/16/big-hitters-staying-at-home/

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            1. thetinkerman
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              • 12 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              Good stuff. Keep them coming guys!

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          5. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Still no croatia....

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            1. Whitman2013
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              research and make an article then?

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              1. Christina.
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                ...the only cretin I know is forca.

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                1. Christina.
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 10 months ago

                  *croatian

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            1. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              He has too much time and money.

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              1. Zombie
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                He is sponsored and gets paid to do this. can't say I am not slightly jealous 😉

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                1. Epic Fail
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 10 months ago

                  Oh of course. I don't mean that in a bad way. 😀
                  I'd love to be in the same position.

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            2. Kings of Lyon ★
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              I am now dizzy

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          6. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            I think I might write an article next week. What topics would interest you?

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            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              how to get to base 1 on a first date

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            2. Epic Fail
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              • 13 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              The evolution of baps.

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              1. Piggs Boson
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                Not a bad idea.

                The only problem is that I don't understand the new system. When Kompany scored he only got 1bp, and yet Zabaleta got 3bps. I'm at a loss, and my frustration would shine through the article.

                I could just talk about real baps. But I'd probably get banned.

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                1. Whitman2013
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 10 months ago

                  Why would you? chips bacon etc these are not bad topics.

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                2. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 10 months ago

                  wasn't zabaleta's chance creation and pass completion stats better?

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            3. Zombie
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              How did Bill Murray get to be stuck on Groundhog Day?

              Why do they put in a slice of lemon in Corona bottle?

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            4. gravless
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              Decriminalisation of cannabis in the UK and the subsequent effect on organised crime syndicates.

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              1. Whitman2013
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                it was reclassified from c to b?

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              2. Piggs Boson
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                I'd be too biased.

                The Government could regulate it so it'd be safer, it'd raise billions of pounds for the nation and organised crime would be down.

                http://www.policymic.com/articles/89165/3-months-since-legalizing-marijuana-here-s-what-colorado-looks-like

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            5. GTS
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              The case of hits, good or bad?

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          7. JK - Cønt ⭐
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            • 12 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            MUTV showing Holland v Ecuador tomorrow. Club tv channels often show international matches you know 😉

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          8. Whitman2013
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            anymore teams for my game tomorrow? check last page/ hot topics... or just ignore this comment 😉

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            1. Epic Fail
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              • 13 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              His girlfriend is an idiot.

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          9. @ocprodigy
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            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            This may have already been highlighted, but Bayern may be looking to pay £15 million AND Mandzukic for David Luiz? LUIZ?! Wtf.

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            1. GTS
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              though Luiz is Barca bound?

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              1. @ocprodigy
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                • 10 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                Been a change in plans, apparently Mourinho wants Mandzukic and Bayern are interested.

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                1. GTS
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 10 months ago

                  Wow. Mou is really a smart man. 🙂

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          10. New article posted
            J0E
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            • 14 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            New article

            A must read ....first interview with FPL winner Tom Fenley.

            http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/16/interview-tom-fenley-fantasy-premier-league-winner/

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