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Saturday Dugout Discussion

27 November 2010 1827 comments
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Packed with eight Premier League fixtures, it goes without saying that today is massive for us fantasy managers. First we’re off to back off to Villa Park for Aston Villa’s game against Arsenal, and there is some interesting team news…

Two-time Premier League winner with Arsenal, Robert Pires starts for Aston Villa against his old club. John Carew also makes a comeback to the starting line-up as predicted.

The visitors are of course without their captain Cesc Fabregas, and Robin van Persie still isn’t deemed fit enough to start. Tomas Rosicky comes in, but Theo Walcott only has a place on the bench.

Here are the line-ups in full…

Aston Villa XI: Friedel, Luke Young, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Ashley Young, Clark, Bannan, Downing, Pires, Carew

Arsenal XI: Fabianski, Sagna, Squillaci, Koscielny, Clichy, Rosicky, Song, Wilshere, Nasri, Chamakh, Arshavin

Then, with no evening fixture, we have seven 3pm games to keep us occupied. Possibly the most highly anticipated game today is Bolton Wanderers Vs. Blackpool. Crazy. Elsewhere, joint-top-of-the-table Manchester United host Blackburn Rovers, West Brom travel to Goodison Park, Fulham face Birmingham City, Roberto Mancini’s Manchester City are at the Britannia Stadium, Wolves host Sunderland and Upton Park sees West Ham and Wigan Athletic battle it out.

It’s going to be manic, but if that’s your thing then come and enter our Dugout Discussion which is now open, and will remain so until those pesky bonus points are handed out.

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

    Knight v Man City (a)
    Coleman v Chelsea (a)
    Hangeland v Arsenal (a)

    I need to play one next week but which? All are blatant two pointers but maybe some advice will be given.

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    1. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Worry about it next week.

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  2. JC
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    Here comes the Arsenal collapse!

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    1. jamsiep
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      Fail.

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    2. Baletelli
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      You spoke too soon. 3-1 Arsenal. I blame you.

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  3. Locarno
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    3-1

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  4. jamsiep
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    Chamakh, Rosicky assist.

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  5. sing out of tune.
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    Fabianski was obstructed for the Clark goal. How is that legal?

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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      how are alot of things in football legal? jesus christ, did you really just ask that question in hope of an answer?

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      1. sing out of tune.
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        Rhetorical questions, man. Have you heard of them? Apparently, I am full of them.

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        1. booosh
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          lmao.
          Was obviously rhetorical.

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  6. gooner dave
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    1-3 chamakh

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  7. applebonkers
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    that's why rosicky is playing

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  8. Back on the horse
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    Good goal Chamakh

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  9. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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    GET IN NASRI!! great job chamakh

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    1. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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      chamakh is so underrated...hope he leaves the club

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      1. jamsiep
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        You really do say the most bizarre things.

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        1. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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          hahaa

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    2. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      bah, that was a rosicky assist?

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  10. jamsiep
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    Rosicky is such a class act, every time Walcott starts ahead of him part of me dies inside.

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    1. Horizontal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Who was it who said earlier on that Rosicky couldn't even inspire his girlfriend?

      Should be named and shamed.

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      1. jamsiep
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        Probably jas or Boom!!

        Neither of them have a clue.

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      2. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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        earlier I asked, "why the hell is Rosicky starting?" or sometime like that.

        I still stand by that, Denilson and Walcott would have been better options imo. Rosicky is just massively inconsistent!

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  11. Samurai Scooby
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    Is this a new strategy to defeat arsenal?? Let them walk all over you and get comfortable, yet restrict them to only 2 or so goals, then come out in the 2nd half and play like it's a cup final and simply watch them capitulate ... Is this really going to happen again??

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    1. Samurai Scooby
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Lol guess not 🙂

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    2. andy85wsm
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      It's 3-1.

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  12. Drip Doctor
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    Yup Chamakh is definitely staying out of my team. Everytime i dont have him, he scores.

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    1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      hes one of those players who u just never want to play but then regret not playing

      rather stay with consistent players

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    2. Boom!!!
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      +100000000000

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    3. Baletelli
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      I was just about to type the exact same thing. He scores when I don't have him. Moroccan cnut.

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      1. Drip Doctor
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        I don't care, im an Arsenal fan, he is not going near my team again if he carries on scoring when i dont have him 😀

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        1. jamsiep
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          15 years, 4 months ago

          He'll be out the team as soon as RVP is fully fit. I wouldn't worry about him.

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  13. Bigo1
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    NEW confident the game will be on

    http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20101127/club-confident-of-beating-weather_2281670_2231789

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah remember reading that last year about Arsenal!

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    2. cstan11
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      "staff is doing everything they can" doesn't mean it will get done. but for my team sake i hope the game is on tomorrow, 4 players from both teams.

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

    Some stats from the current top ten in the world:

    C=Captain for this week
    S=Sub for this week

    VDV in 10 teams(2xC)
    Bale 8 (1xC) + 1S
    Vidic 8 (1xC)
    Tevez 6 (1xC)
    Carrol 6 + 3S
    A Cole 5
    Nani 4 (1xC)
    Malouda 4
    Drogba 4
    Elmander 3 (2xC)

    P.S. I hate Chamakh. Classic example of taking someone out and getting burnt.

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    1. IAmTheWalrus
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      interesting , cheers mighty!

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    2. bhargi
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Good work. Would be interesting to hear how many have Rooney ?

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      1. Mighty
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        Just one, and he captained him.

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  15. Gargamel
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    10 goals in 21 appearances and he's still treated as the worst player to ever play in the Premiership on here. Poor Marouane.

    Good job by Rosicky as well, who I don't normally rate very highly.

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    1. jamsiep
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      To be fair, even Adebayor scored loads of goals playing up front for Arsenal. On the whole I haven't been entirely impressed by Chamakh, but he's definitely not as bad as some people like to make out.

      Why don't you like Rosicky? I think he's brilliant personally.

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

        Oh I like him a lot, I just think he's very invisible most of the time in the Arsenal shirt. Bit too much of a confidence player perhaps.

        Adebayor was absolutely brilliant in that season though! A real world beater, although it was obviously just a gigantic fluke.

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      2. njfsdkffslkf
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        I think Rosicky is terrible compared to what he could actually be.
        So many times he doesnt take it up to the next level. Only ever seems to really get involved in games when its 92min and the game is over and the team is behind. Ive lost count of the number of times ive seen his coast past players in stoppage time to shoot when Arsenal are behind but plays like a ghost in normal play,

        Loads of ability but never uses it. He really really loves to overplay the ball with no result just for the sake of it.

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

          Agree with this.

          He's only ever at his best under the motivational genius that is Karel Brückner. Like half a dozen other players to be honest, how did he do it?

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      3. booosh
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        Chamakh is very good. Hes not a full on goal scorer but his technical ability is brilliant and hes found the net quite alot for his first time in the prem.

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

      whatever you think of rosicky you have to remember he was out for 18 months

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  16. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    Son of a b!tch arsenal. Why is it as soon as Fabs goes out they find the ability to play.

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    1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      because hes been playing injured pretty much whenever hes been on the pitch?
      or....just because hes dreaming about barce most the time

      take ur pick

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    2. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Like I said, Arsenal were playing beautiful football before fabs came back from injury...No surprise they are playing beautiful football again since Fabs was re-injured

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    3. Horizontal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Because as someone said before, when Fabs is playing they seem to think that passing to him will prove fruitful, whereas more often than not they end up with egg on their faces.

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

    nasri 11 games 6 goals. yes please, shame fabregas got injured to put him back on the radar

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    1. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      +10. Arsenal's best player by miles

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      1. applebonkers
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        i wouldn't go that far, simply good value for 7.6mil. more productive player this season

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  18. jamsiep
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    Howard, Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines, Heitinga, Cahill, Arteta, Pienaar, Anichebe, Yakubu

    Coleman related fail.

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

      Is that the line up or are you doing an Alonso?

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      1. jamsiep
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        Pfft. Hater.

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      2. PFOR
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        I love how that's a verb 🙂

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    2. Just One More Thing
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Balls - time to get rid.

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    3. njfsdkffslkf
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Grrrr. As i expected.

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  19. nevertrustbony
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    I'm having a really bad weak and nome of my players have even played yet.
    I was thinking of getting nasri and got nani thinking of getting chamak got tevez

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

      Patience

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  20. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    City - Hart, Richards, Kolorov, Youre, Kompany, De Jong, Barry, Milner, Silva, Balotelli, Tevez

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

      gota see those highlights

      come on balotelli show me why im bringing u in!

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

      2 strikers, Yes! C'mon captain Carlos you beautiful man!

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  21. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    VDS Rafael Rio Vida Evra Nani Ando Carrick Park Rooney Berbatov.

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    1. AP
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Raaarrrr.

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      1. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        Anderson? Blah

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        1. AP
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          15 years, 4 months ago

          He's a midfield magician.

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

      Ooo didn't think Rafa would start, got Baines in instead. C'mon Everton!

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    3. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      Man Utd vs Blackburn

      Man Utd: Van der Sar, Rafael Da Silva, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Anderson, Park, Berbatov, Rooney

      Subs: Kuszczak, Giggs, Hernandez, O'Shea, Evans, Fletcher, Obertan

      Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado, Samba, Nelsen, Chimbonda, Jones, Emerton, Dunn, Goulon, El-Hadji Diouf, Roberts

      Subs: Bunn, Givet, Linganzi, Mwaruwari, Hoilett, Hanley, Morris

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

        wow! no pedersen!

        I dodged a bullet picking dempsey!

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  22. Smarty Pants
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    I hate Chamakh, I really hate him. I sold him 3 weeks ago, after van Persie appeared for 34 minutes against Newcastle. After that Chamakh got 13, 5, 6, 6 (at least today), van Persie is still benched, and C.Cole brought me decent 3 points and a 4 points hit to get rid of him. Damn you Chamakh and damn you van Persie.

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      ha

      i hadn't read yours before posting mine

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  23. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    since i took chamakh out he's done 13,5,6,6

    c*nt

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      same mate 🙁

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      1. shivamutd
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        lol,me too, i will never buy him again

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

    Arsenal are show boating now, not what you want to see when you have their players in your fantasy team! Stop making the extra pass inside the penalty area for gods sake!

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  25. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    WOLVES: Hennessey, Zubar, Stearman, Elokobi, Ward, Mancienne, Jones, Milijaš, Foley, Doyle, Jarvis. SUBS: Hahnemann, Van Damme, Davis, Hunt, Fletcher, Ebanks-Blake, Bent.



    SUNDERLAND: Gordon, Bardsley, Richardson, Mensah, Cattermole, Zenden, Henderson, Bent, Onouha, Welbeck, Ferdinand. SUBS: Mignolet, Da Silva, Angeleri, Riveros, Malbranque, Mahamady, Gyan.

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

      Elmo on bench (again) as expected.

      It must take 10 Sunderland players to get injured now for him to start.

      BYE, BYR Mr Fudd 😀 !!!

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      1. Evs
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        15 years, 4 months ago

        oh, Hennesey starts... AT LAST !

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

      worst defence in premiership history wolves?

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    3. njfsdkffslkf
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      AHHHHHHH

      Hahhneman you c*nt!

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  26. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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    15 years, 4 months ago

    West Ham United: Green, Jacobsen, Tomkins, Upson, Gabbidon, Barrera, Parker, Behrami, Stanislas, Obinna, Piquionne
    Subs: Boffin, Reid, Kovac, Boa Morte, Cole, McCarthy, Hines

    Wigan Athletic: Al-Habsi, Stam, Gohouri, S.Caldwell, Figueroa, Thomas, Diame, Gomez, N'Zogbia, Cleverley, Di Santo

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

      Go on TC!

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

      Zavon Hines is back on the bench!! Wonderful news

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  27. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Al Habsi; Stam, S. Caldwell, Gohouri, Figueroa; Thomas, Diame; N'Zogbia, Gomez, Cleverley; Di Santo

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  28. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    Wanderers: Jaaskelainen, Ricketts, Robinson, Knight, Cahill, Chung-Yong, Muamba, Mark Davies, Taylor, Elmander, Kevin Davies (Subs: Bogdan, Steinsson, Petrov, Klasnic, Rodrigo, Blake, Cohen)

    Blackpool: Kingson, Crainey, Eardley, Evatt, Vaughna, Taylor-Fletcher, Grandin, Varney, Cathcart, Adam, Campbell ( Subs: Halstead, Southern, Ormerod, Euell, Phillips, Edwards, Carney)

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  29. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 4 months ago

    villlaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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    1. Just One More Thing
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 4 months ago

      Fantasy bandwagon for Clark!!

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

    EVERTON XI: Howard, Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines, Heitinga, Cahill, Arteta, Pienaar, Anichebe, Yakubu

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      15 years, 4 months ago

      argh no coleman

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

        i know.. he is on my transfer list.. OTF

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