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Sunday’s Dugout Discussion

17 October 2010 1413 comments
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A game being billed as the most important Merseyside derby in years kicks off a double bill of Sunday afternoon fixtures. NESV-owned Liverpool travel up the road to city rivals Everton, with both sides looking for only their second win of the campaign.

Everton will already be confident of inflicting defeat on their arch-rivals for the first time in the league for over four years, but that confidence will be bolstered with the team news. Jamie Carragher fills in at right-back for the injured Glen Johnson, Steven Gerrard partners Lucas Leiva in defensive midfield and Phil Jagielka passes a late fitness test to play…

Everton XI: Howard, Neville, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Coleman, Heitinga, Arteta, Osman, Cahill, Yakubu

Liverpool XI: Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Kyrgiakos, Konchesky, Gerrard, Lucas, Meireles, Cole, Maxi, Torres

The final game of the day sees Manchester City visit Bloomfield Road, with most fantasy-managers praying for contrasting returns for a certain Argentinian. That game kicks off at 4pm.

The Dugout Discussion is open as usual and is awaiting your participation.

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  1. jamsiep
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    Gerrard bonus points? Slightly biased, but I thought he was one of the best players on the pitch... Could have had a hatful of assists, and was the only Liverpool player showing any sort of effort.

    Distin 3
    Cahill 2
    Gerrard 1

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    1. jamsiep
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      15 years, 6 months ago

      Do people actually think that Coleman deserves any BPs?! I sure as hell don't. There were plenty of Everton players much more deserving than him.

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      1. Locarno
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        15 years, 6 months ago

        Arteta, surely. Not that I actually saw the game...

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      2. T
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        I don't think he deserves a bonus point. But Gerrard getting one is even more delusional.

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        1. jamsiep
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          lol, probably.

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      3. Attila the Bum
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        Not sure of the order but I think Arteta (its in the rules), Cahill and Yakubu will get 'em

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        1. jamsiep
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          15 years, 6 months ago

          Yakubu was poo in the second half... Although he was immense in the first...

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        2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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          That shoulder charge in the 1st half was my highlight of the weekend!

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      4. Epic Fail
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        Coleman did very little in the 2nd half. He doesn't deserve BP's, but knowing the judges he may get some. I have him though, so it's all good.

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      5. gooner dave
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        15 years, 6 months ago

        Coleman deserves them more than gerrard. Arteta will get all 3, though I think Cahill was a good shout for max points.

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      6. ZenMen
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        • 15 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        I really hope he does.... although I am sure Arteta will get 3. Hopefully Coleman gets 2

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        1. Futbol Heritage
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 6 months ago

          Distin 3
          Cahill 2
          Coleman/Arteta 😀 1

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    2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      15 years, 6 months ago

      No BPs for any of the goalscorers or assister? Doubt that although i agree Gerrard was better than most

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      1. jamsiep
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        15 years, 6 months ago

        Eh? Cahill 2....

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        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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          yeah soz, lazy me

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      2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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        oops, Cahill 2 my apologies

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    3. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Lets be honest. Arteta is getting something.

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    4. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      i'd give them to 3 of arteta, cahill, distin and jagielka. coleman 5th in line.

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      1. jamsiep
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        I'd go with that, although with a little bit of Gerrard in there too... 😉

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        1. applebonkers
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          • 16 Years
          15 years, 6 months ago

          gerrard was good. just can't see him getting a look in, in a 4-4-2.
          btw i now rank kyriagkos above skrtel as well as agger of course.

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          1. applebonkers
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            • 16 Years
            15 years, 6 months ago

            * in a 2-0.
            not sure where 4-4-2 came from

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            1. jamsiep
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              lol

              Worked for Nasri last week.... I reckon Gerrard's stats for the game will be better than anyone else's. In terms of passes made and chances created.

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    5. Stat virgin
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      15 years, 6 months ago

      Would say exactly the same 3

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  2. The Real Big Vern
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    ffs no Yaya in City squad!

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    1. pyrohippy
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      +1

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  3. andy85wsm
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    1527: BLACKPOOL v MAN CITY
    Blackpool: Gilks, Eardley, Evatt, Cathcart, Crainey, Grandin, Vaughan, Adam, Taylor-Fletcher, Campbell, Varney.

    Subs: Kingson, Southern, Harewood, Sylvestre, Phillips, Carney, Keinan.

    Man City: Hart, Boateng, Kompany, Lescott, Bridge, Adam Johnson, De Jong, Barry, Milner, Tevez, Adebayor.

    Subs: Given, Richards, Zabaleta, Wright-Phillips, Santa Cruz, Silva, Vieira.

    Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

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    1. Drip Doctor
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Im gonna feel ill watching this match, changed my captaincy from Tevez on Sat morning. Id rather not say who to as ive blocked it out of my mind now ha

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      1. andy85wsm
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        • 15 Years
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        Rooney!

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        1. Chamakh it RvP
          • 15 Years
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          yea was shrek hey, lol

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        2. Drip Doctor
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          • 15 Years
          15 years, 6 months ago

          Bullzeye 🙁

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    2. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      looks like a 4-4-2 but i reckon it will be the same 4-5-1 as normal for city with milner in yaya toure's position and johnson and tevez flanking adebayor

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  4. Locarno
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    Entering the day on a quite frankly stunning 14 points, I thought things were looking up when Arteta scored.

    Then I noticed that Jagielka was on my bench, and not in my side as I had thought. Anyone know Phil Jones lives? If I kneecap him, Jags comes in to almost double my score.

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    1. njfsdkffslkf
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      You need Nani 😉

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      1. Locarno
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        I can't argue with that... he was the obvious choice for skipper this weekend.

        But he does play for United, and they're not even finishing top four this season, remember? 🙂

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  5. rasher
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    coleman coming off my bench SWWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

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    1. Evasivo
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      same here rasher 😉

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      1. rasher
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        15 years, 6 months ago

        happy days, thanks to mr nolan not playing yesterday

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  6. pyrohippy
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    yaya-brunt this week?

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  7. WillK
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    Why isn't Kolo playing? This going to be regular?

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  8. Attila the Bum
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    A plea to the Gods - please let Tevez get a red card and Blackpool win (I've backed em at 5/1)
    I will sacrifice a red haired child in your honour.
    Your servant
    Attila.

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    1. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Bollocks to that. Tevez hat-trick, man of the match, saves the life of a heart-attack victim in the crowd... you name it.

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    2. rasher
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      in your dreams!

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    3. BMox81
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      That actually made me laugh out loud.

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    4. Churchill
      • 16 Years
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      Meanie.

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  9. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    So, I need 3 points from Samba to go through in the cup... Squeaky bum time.

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    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Where do you check cup draw?

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    2. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      I need Tevez to break the Premier League record for goals in one game...

      Squeaky bum time.

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      1. jamsiep
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        😀

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    3. Attila the Bum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      15 years, 6 months ago

      Hahahaha!
      Now I'm in a fix - you going out of the cup would amuse me temporarily, however I need Samba to do well to have a half decent week. Ahh what the hell COME ON SAMBA!!!!

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  10. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Is liveff.com working for anyone?

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    1. T
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      no.

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Nah, it's static.

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  11. Long ago I drew a walrus
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    my reckoning:

    arteta 3bp
    jagielka 2bp
    coleman 1bp

    probably going to happen, cos the fpl bonus judges dont give a sh*t about the actual good players on the day e.g. distin, possibly gerrard

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    1. Long ago I drew a walrus
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      arteta 3
      gerrard 2
      gueye 1 would be perfect for me 😀

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    2. ZenMen
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      • 15 Years
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      Arteta 3
      Coleman 2
      Jagielka 1

      Well thats what i hope for...

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      1. celtic10000
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        cahill 2
        arteta 3
        coleman 2
        jag 2

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        1. ZenMen
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          Yea that makes more sense...

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      2. Futbol Heritage
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        Coleman 3
        Hibbert 2
        Babel 1

        Thats what am hoping for

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    3. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
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      when cahill scores and everton win he gets bps, arteta is the bp man, therefore that's 2 of them sorted. disitn, jagielka, baines and coleman to fight over the last bp

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  12. arsms
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Any chance of Jagielka getting bonus?

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    1. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      I'd say so. But it could be any 3 out of the Everton team and you can maybe add Gerrard in to the mix - because you never know. But I would be surprised if they weren't all Everton. Arteta plus 2 others - I'd guess at either Cahill, Jags or Coleman.

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  13. Major Doubts
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    No Toures whatsoever?

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  14. njfsdkffslkf
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Interesting and Odd fact.
    Past 3 weeks in a row the players in the Guardian's Footballer interview have all gone on to score that weekend
    2 weeks ago: Tevez v Chelsea
    Last Week: Drogba v Arsenal
    This Week: Cahill v Liverpool.

    Next week its Aaron Hughes 😉

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  15. andy85wsm
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    I hate FPL. Usually I'd be extremely happy that Liverpool have lost again!

    Instead I'm annoyed Gerrard didn't score a hat trick and Konchesky didn't keep a clean sheet

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  16. Nabzzy
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Pool for relegation any one ??

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    1. rasher
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      15 years, 6 months ago

      i wonder what odds you'd have got on that at start of the season?? 500/1? maybe even a 1000/1

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    2. Long ago I drew a walrus
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      nein
      lets not forget they were in the champions league final 3 years ago

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      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        That was 3 years ago though and mostly through luck

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      2. Shakey
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        15 years, 6 months ago

        How many years was it between Leeds' Cl semi and their relegation? about 3 years wasn't it?

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    3. celtic10000
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      15 years, 6 months ago

      defo 🙂

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    4. Epic Fail
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      15 years, 6 months ago

      No chance. I predict they will finish 7th.

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      1. Shakey
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        That's very optimistic.

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 6 months ago

          It would be if I was a Liverpool fan.

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      2. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        I believe, with a serious cash injection in the transfer window, they'll finish around mid-table. They're a broken team.

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  17. celtic10000
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    coleman on the bench 🙁 any chance of elmo or samba not playing

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    1. rasher
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      nope. unless 1 gets injured in the next 24 hours or so

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      1. celtic10000
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        oh well ive 51 pts so far with tevez ,samba,elmo to play and o shea to be subbed by dann and some bonus pts 🙂

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        1. celtic10000
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 6 months ago

          and joe hart 🙂

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  18. Attila the Bum
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    I'd just like to brag again, Cahill to score anytime and Everton to win at 5/1. €8 on €48 won. Now I need Blackpool to win (5/1) and that'll be a nice little sunday. 🙂

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    1. rasher
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      city will go 2nd if they win they should be pupmed up, but ya just never no with blackpool

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  19. garbage1
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    did coleman get the assist?

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      yep

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    2. rasher
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      yes it was an assist

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  20. Declan
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    FFS Cup

    Me 43 Boateng, Robinson, Elmo
    vs
    Him 32 Tevez, Jones, Elmo with possible BP's for Coleman

    Damn you Liverpool

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    1. celtic10000
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      very Tight

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  21. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Where do you check the Fantasy Cup details?

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    1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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      There's an article about it on the homepage.

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    2. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/the-fantasy-football-scout-cup-iii/

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    3. Civan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      You're looking pretty good, jamboken77, up by 3 (on account of my 4 pt hit) with Tevez + Adam + Givet against my Hart + Jones.

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      1. For Fuchs Sake
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        15 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah just posted that as long as I get a return from Tevez, I should be ok, unless Jones gets a goal ;-). I took a 4 point his too.

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  22. celtic10000
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    how is every1 doing atm?
    this has been a bad gw for most

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    1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
      • 16 Years
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      I'm pretty happy

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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      i done horrendous, nani carried me... the tic were lucky today

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      1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        Exactly the same, without Nani being captained I'd have been really doing awfully.

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    3. Bob.
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      damn Granville played his wildcard for this gw.. oh well Im out!

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  23. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    One last thing:

    Joe Cole was good today. 😆 😆

    And you all ridiculed me for saying he's shit...

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    1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      ...And you ridiculed me for selling Gerard 😀

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    2. Van Dal
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      Joe cole was anonimous, hence his early substitution.

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  24. For Fuchs Sake
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    As long as Tevez and Adam get a few points between them and Jones doesn't score for Blackburn tomorrow night then I should be through in the cup

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  25. andy85wsm
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone who was waiting for GW10 to do Gerrard ---> Fabs now thinking of doing it earlier?

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      Nope, Ill stick by him till then!

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      1. andy85wsm
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        • 15 Years
        15 years, 6 months ago

        I guess it's probably safer to wait and see if De Jong kills him first

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  26. Retro
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    What's extremely vexing is this new trick that managers have of putting my players (Yaya, Albrighton) in the squad to make me think they're going to play, then not even putting them in the subs!!

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  27. Major Doubts
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 6 months ago

    Is Kolo Toure injured? Popular consensus was that he was the only cert in City's defense.

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    1. Benzemabob
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      this came from nowhere, really very frustrating. hoping for a goal fest now. city to win 4-2

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  28. defTouch85
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    Is now the time to pull the trigger on Ferrara to fab?

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    1. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 6 months ago

      que?

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      1. defTouch85
        • 16 Years
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        Gerrard

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    2. Pasqualinho
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      15 years, 6 months ago

      I'd say no. ferrara at home to Blackburn and Fab away to Man City - leave it another week. Maybe save your transfer so you have 2.

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      1. defTouch85
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        15 years, 6 months ago

        Good call... But it's so tempting to hit the Gas

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        1. andy85wsm
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          • 15 Years
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          Agreed. i have 2 free transfers this week. Think Ill hold off on Fabs for now (as hard as it is) and get him GW10.

          De Jong may break both his legs at Man City anyway

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        2. Pasqualinho
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          Fab's price isn't going to rise and unlikely Gerrards will fall - so at the very least wait until the European games are done and dusted.

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  29. defTouch85
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    15 years, 6 months ago

    Gerrard rather...iPhone auto correct

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  30. Van Dal
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    Another

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