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Saturday’s Dugout Discussion

6 November 2010 1622 comments
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As dust settles from the latest Fantasy Premier League (FPL) deadline, first up today is Tottenham Hotspur’s trip to the Reebok Stadium to face Bolton Wanderers.

The team news for the 12:45pm game is in, and Harry Redknapp is forced to make changes as Aaron Lennon and Rafael Van der Vaart miss out as expected. Somewhat surprisingly though, in comes Niko Kranjcar and Sandro.

For Bolton, they name an unchanged side from the one that lost 1-0 at home to Liverpool last week.

The full line-ups are as follows…

Bolton Wanderers XI: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Knight, Cahill, Robinson, Lee, Holden, Muamba, Taylor, Elmander, K Davies.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gomes, Hutton, Kaboul, Gallas, Assou-Ekotto, Kranjcar, Palacios, Sandro, Bale, Modric, Crouch.

Then there’s a healthy dose of six afternoon Premier League games, for which we will all be nervously awaiting the team sheets. The games 3pm are West Ham’s visit to St. Andrews, Wigan Athletic’s short journey to Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool’s home game against Everton, Sunderland (without Darren Bent according to his Twitter account) hosting Stoke City, Aston Villa’s visit to Craven Cottage and last but by no means least is Manchester United’s second game at Old Trafford against Wolves in as many weeks.

There is no evening game today, well not in the Premier League at least. You could always watch Derby County Vs. Portsmouth or Cambridge United Vs. Huddersfield Town. Just saying.

To take you through the inevitable fireworks today will bring, the Dugout Discussion is open for business as per usual, and will remain so until those last bonus points are released. Good luck everyone!

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  1. Alex Hunter
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    how beautiful is this, cup opponent has berba starting, but guess who's first off the bench? right, kevin davies! guess it doesn't matter as he also had nani, but still now he gets davies and carroll off the bench so even if carroll does something now i'm screwed. need fabs pts. very very badly. come on fergie give nano and berba 10 mins each!

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    1. Alex Hunter
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      well so much for that idea, just saw they're not even available off the bench!

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    2. Tommy J
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Neither on the bench!

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    3. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      I'd love for whoever chose Davies today to give an explanation as to why. Because whoever has him in their team and has a high score is unpredictably lucky, simple as that.

      It's annoying but part of the game I guess.

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      1. Alex Hunter
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        facking cup probably decided by his davies coming off the bench, what a load of shiite! spurs defense is useless! need an o'shea cleanie and a goal now that he's been pushed up.

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  2. Abstruse
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Please, Please, Please don't let Wolves score you overpaid Manc b@stards 🙂

    O'Shea and Evra is either going to go really well, or really bad 😐

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    1. Screaming Midget
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      1-1 please... 2 own goals.

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        vidic og and red card would be nice along with a foley hat trick..

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        1. guyacdavies
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          haha i love dreaming of the ideal situation which suits all my players in one match!!

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    2. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      u put faye on instead of carroll??

      u do kno arsenal have conceding goals as a hobby

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      1. Abstruse
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        Sunderland don't have Bent, which means they can't score 🙂

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        1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          thats true

          is gyan starting??

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          1. Abstruse
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 4 months ago

            Yes, but I don't see this match going anywhere other than a 0-0 draw, and the Arsenal defence is the 5th best in the league right now......

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      2. Nomar
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Some habit, considering they haven't conceded a league goal since GW8!

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  3. Johnny Unitas
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    This Berba rest is slightly worrying, it just goes to show that Fergie is not afraid to bench anyone, Hernandez on pens?!

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    1. Waldaz
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Mmh, that would be sweet.

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      1. JoeWasEre
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Hargreaves is pretty good at pens. Prolly him today

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        1. JoeWasEre
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          lol. Scratch that. He's off injured already. Oops

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    2. Camzy
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      He's not benched.

      He's probably sick or injured.

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      1. Alex Hunter
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        no, it's just fergie being fergie and realizing they are more concerned about the derby on wed. than wolves at home and figures that his second team should be able to do the job.

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        1. Camzy
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          • 15 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          No that's not true, because he would have at least had Berbs on the bench if that was the case. ManU need to win games, and it's not Fergie resting players, Berbatov has a problem and is unfit.

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    3. Shakey
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      That's if United's muppet midfield find a a way to get the ball into the box.

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      1. JoeWasEre
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Didn't Park score a cracking goal against Arsenal not so long ago? Jus' sayin'.

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        1. Shakey
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          No, he didn't score a cracking goal, it was just a goal.

          And I'm pretty sure it was created by someone who isn't playing today. Which was the point.

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          1. JoeWasEre
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 4 months ago

            It was a good finish... for him. Rooney through-ball I think, aye.

            Fletcher can ping them in. Obertan can sco...

            Okay, they are kinda muppets, yeah.

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    4. Goose
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe it's to do with him being useless since the hat trick!

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  4. celtic10000
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    0-0 would be nice

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  5. Mak_Gold
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Berba not even in the squad!LMFAO!!!

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      1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        hes got the flu apparently

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      2. njfsdkffslkf
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        FLU

        Haha, Fail.

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        1. JoeWasEre
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          Too funny!

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    • Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Well with Bale done, only 3 centre backs and N'Zog to play today, boooooorrriing.

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      1. celtic10000
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        baines,coleman,o shea, arteta (c) ,adam and zigic 2day for me

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        1. Drip Doctor
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          • 15 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          You should do alright today then

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          1. celtic10000
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 4 months ago

            all depends on everton or im fooked

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    • njfsdkffslkf
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Bloody Kevin Davies I didnt get him cos of 4 yellows 2 weeks back.... 🙁

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    • David Davros
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Consensus is that Elmander will get credited with that first assist too?

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        should do but you never know what those idiots at fpl will do 🙂

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      2. Samurai Scooby
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        Would be fantastic. Never saw it butt BBC live text said Taylor slipped the pass through?

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        1. Just Ruud
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          BBC got it wrong,elmander made the first assist too,100& sure

          so is optajoe

          OptaJoe on Twitter: "2 - Johan Elmander has assisted more goals in this match (2) than he had in his last 40 Premier League appearances put together (1). Creator."

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    • Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      5 MINS UNTIL TOTAL MILIJAS!!

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    • That's Groß
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      bale has to go today. he survived the cull in my team because of his inter peformances in CL. has to be better options out there - suggestions anyone???

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      1. Chris Finch - squeal piggy …
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        stephen hawking

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      2. celtic10000
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        keep him at least until tues and see how he plays

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      3. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        I wasn't expecting much from him today, away to Bolton is tough and traditionally not a good hunting ground for Tottenham.

        However, he has 2 nice home games coming up and, if VdV is still out, I would expect him to give you decent returns from those 2 games. Be patient.

        But get rid of him after GW12.

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          ** sorry, that should be get rid of him after GW13!!

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    • Jafstar - TheRedDevil
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Yessssssss gyan starts

      been waitin for ever and a day to watch him play

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    • FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Damn u Berbatov, I knew it!!!

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    • denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Harry really didn't help us today. Bad decisions.

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      1. JoeWasEre
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        I agree. Wrong starting XI

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    • Alex Hunter
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      ohhhh owen hargreaves you are the love of my life,
      ohhhh owen hargreaves i'd let you shag my wife,
      ohhhh owen hargreaves, i want curly hair too!

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      1. $hahriyar
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        i object to the first line! 😉

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        1. Abstruse
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          But not the second? 😉

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          1. $hahriyar
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 4 months ago

            and thus 😉

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    • Alex Hunter
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      so will elmander get credit for his first assist or what? that surely will be changed right?

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      1. MUfan
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        there was an opta member saying he assited twice. must be him. stupid camera angle won't record the face of the one who assist. the assister is as important as the goalscorer you know

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        1. Just Ruud
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          it showed number 9 on his shorts though,thats as much proof as i needed 😉 they will change it later im sure

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    • $hahriyar
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      United to win 3-0

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      1. Abstruse
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        2 Evra assisted O'Shea goals and an O'Shea assisted Evra goal please 🙂

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        1. $hahriyar
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          that too, if it makes you happy 🙂

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        2. JoeWasEre
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          Just looked at your side. Turns out you've got Evra & O'Shea.

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          1. Abstruse
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 4 months ago

            Shocker, eh? 😉

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    • Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      You can cut the tension with a thousand knives, as Milijas walks unto the pitch..

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    • Where in the world is Carme…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Hutton looks good for the next 2 weeks at home...

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      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Regardless of fixtures Spurs haven't kept a clean sheet in, wait a minute, I've run out of fingers...

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      2. $hahriyar
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        yes, but will he score in both the games to offset the loss of cleansheets?

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          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          Its a gamble I suppose, I've seen worse.

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    • Bouncebackability
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      I'm calling it now, if he lasts over an hour and United don't win by more than two - Hargreaves bonus points.

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    • $hahriyar
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Carrick is firmly placed in fergie's plans for the first team.

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    • Mr Sitter
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Arteta time! Come on you little Basque beauty.

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    • Gylfi Sigurdsson < That&…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Hahahaha. Berba-flop is now Berba-dropped!!! 🙂

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    • andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      I mentioned Hutton last week. No intention of getting him this week so I can't go and moan that I didn't get him in and he scored. But I will definitely think about getting him in a few weeks

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      1. Where in the world is Carme…
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        +1

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    • Oliver Reed
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      come on boys bring me the haul ive been waiting 11 weeks for 🙂

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      1. Abstruse
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        13 weeks including international breaks 😉

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    • Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Well the Berba news comes right out of leftfield. Unless Fabregas steps up with a big score this week, I may be royally f**ked!

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      1. Tommy J
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        I did suggest Berbs might be rested but no-one agreed-I swapped Berb to Hernandez this morning and took a 4 point hit.

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        1. Where in the world is Carme…
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          I had already done the 2 trades, was going to pull the trigger but thought against it.. I hope Chicharito doesn't have a day out - I get Ameobi off the bench (maybe he can sneak a goal away to Arsenal)

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      2. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        I don't know what you are worried about RD, super Konchesky to your rescue!

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        1. Rasping Drive
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          That makes me feel a whole lot better, thanks. You're a pal.

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    • SuperDorrans
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Bit annoyed I went for Dembele over Kevin Davies last week, so come on Dembele!

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      1. Abstruse
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        +10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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    • Where in the world is Carme…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      To make up for last week's debacle, if Elmo could provide us with a goal, assist, clean sheet & bonus we will forget last week ever happened!

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    • guyacdavies
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      sprinklers at st andrews lol

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    • Shakey
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      lol Hargreaves injured.

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      1. Oliver Reed
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        badly? that is quite funny..

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        1. David Davros
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          Really?

          I hope he's joking, but if not it's not funny at all.

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          1. Oliver Reed
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 4 months ago

            *yawn...

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            1. David Davros
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 4 months ago

              You're one to talk you tedious pri*k.

              "oh my made a transfer, oh silly me, look at all my points hits. How do i do an accumulator? How do i tie my shoelace?"

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              1. Oliver Reed
                • 15 Years
                15 years, 4 months ago

                how big is big steve, probably about 4 foot in real life. whats with the attitude, small persons syndrome!?!!

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                1. David Davros
                  • 16 Years
                  15 years, 4 months ago

                  Not at all mate, it's just, have you never heard the phrase "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?".

                  Think about that next time you type 'yawn'

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        2. Shakey
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          nah, niggle. Just the most predictable thing ever.

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        3. denial
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          it's not that funny really.

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    • Ragabolly
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Hargereves already injured :S

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      1. Funkyav
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        surprise surprise

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        1. JoeWasEre
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 4 months ago

          FFFUUUUUUUU-

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      2. jimnastics
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        Apparently it might just be hamstring... let's hope so 🙁

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      3. Alex Hunter
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 4 months ago

        poor bastard.

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