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14 February 2011 1008 comments
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Tonight’s Dugout Discussion action is sponsored by loneliness and/or being disenfranchised. While lovers up and down the country are going out for fancy meals, popping the question or buying that last minute bouquet at the petrol station, all we need to remember is we’ve got another game of football in store.

The lovers don’t have a monopoly on romance though, as the likes of David Luiz will be dressed to impress in his first start for Chelsea, while Steve Sidwell is on the prowl for more bait. Yossi Benayoun is left crying in the stands at his own Valentine loneliness, he’s also injured. Tonight’s full teams follow, the headline news is that Drogba is on the bench…

Fulham: Schwarzer; Baird, Hughes, Hangeland, Salcido; Duff, Murphy, Sidwell, Dempsey; Dembele, Johnson.

Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole; Essien, Ramires, Lampard; Malouda, Torres, Anelka

The Dugout Dicussion will be open as per usual for all of the evening’s action. Fingers crossed for a drab 1-1 own goal based affair and roll on the double Gameweek – starting tomorrow.

Andy Leicester won the Premier League. Leicester. Premier League. What is this life? Follow them on Twitter

  1. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Ha!

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

    Justice done!

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  3. andy85wsm
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Great save

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  4. â­ Bemba_Da â­
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    Pen saved Dempsey

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  5. andy85wsm
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Why the f*ck isn't Murphy taking pens?

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    1. Trilogist
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      ermmm he needs to be on the pitch to take a pen.

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      1. andy85wsm
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        • 15 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Oh lol. Well why the f*ck didn't Dempsey score ðŸ™

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        1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          haha

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  6. Voronin
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Luiz < Carra

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  7. TO
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Dempsey why????

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  8. TommyK
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Dempsey epic fail.......

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  9. SuperDorrans
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Dempsey thought he was Luiz on the rebound.

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  10. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    oh darn

    well lol@dempsey owners i guess

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    1. "The Special One"
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      over 10% i tink...

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  11. comeondieyoung
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    could have done with no chelsea clean sheets but i think dempsey must be quite popular so it's alright

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  12. jamsiep
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    We can still finish 5th!

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    1. JWF
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      Lofty aspiration... we should know!

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  13. Safety First
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    Phew! Clinton's on my bench

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    1. Chamakh My Snood Up
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      Yup, mine too...feels good don't it.

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      1. Safety First
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah but anyone ahead of me with Chelsea defenders of Cech is loving it more!

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  14. â­ Bemba_Da â­
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    What an end to this game

    Dempsey chance again

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  15. HuttonDressedasLahm
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    Chelsea CS = Red arrow!!

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    1. Baby Face Nelson
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      I already got my red arrow after Sunday's game

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  16. Syd.
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    Clint you Clunt..

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    1. shufc
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      don't hate, how many others have choked this year. It' not like its something new. Just look at rooney.

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        I don't have him just wanted to laugh at Chelsea losing.. 😆

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  17. Ini
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Cech is happy. That says a lot about Chelsea.

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  18. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Carlo out please Roman.

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    1. David Davros
      • 16 Years
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      Judas!

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Not his fault Roman wanted Torres and fired Wilkins!

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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          • 16 Years
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          This, imo.

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    2. dave_the_bear
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      You must be s**ting me...

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      1. jamsiep
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        15 years, 2 months ago

        Not at all. This season has been an unmitigated disaster, and some has to take the blame for that.

        Someone may completely embarrass me here, but when has Ancelotti ever completely changed a game for us with an excellent substitution? Our inability to change things is depressing. He did his best to not win the title last season by playing a f*cking midfield diamond, once we went back to the formation we played under Mourinho and Hiddink, everything was fine again.

        Lampard has completely had it too. He's simply not good enough any more.

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        1. Voronin
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          Brilliant.

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        2. Cheggers
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          hes...
          not....
          being.....
          played....
          in....
          the....
          correct.....

          Position!!

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          1. jamsiep
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            What is his best position?

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            1. Cheggers
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              He used to play behind the forward but these days because Ramires is so sh1t he has to drop deeper! And therefore doesn't get anywhere near to the centre forward position.

              I cant believe you are slating your best player for the last 6 seasons.

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              1. Gargamel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                Ramires is excellent, and besides it's hardly like Ramires has stolen Lampard's position is it?

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                1. Cheggers
                  • 16 Years
                  15 years, 2 months ago

                  Come on Ramires is not excellent.

                  Hes on a par with Holden/M Davies/Muamba

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                  1. Gargamel
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    15 years, 2 months ago

                    No way. He's much better than those. Today he had one of his poorer games this year but I think he's looked very promising overall. Still not completely settled, but an excellent player in my opinion.

                    Not being negative to those three guys now btw, Holden in particular looks a good player.

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                  2. Cheggers
                    • 16 Years
                    15 years, 2 months ago

                    Yea as a Bolton fan I cant see us keeping him... ðŸ™

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        3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Yes - it's your mafia Russian owner, the tosser!

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        4. dave_the_bear
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          "This season has been an unmitigated disaster"

          Season ain't over yet, still have CL and Fa cup.

          "when has Ancelotti ever completely changed a game for us with an excellent substitution"

          Who was he supposed to bring on earlier in the season? Bench was even worse than it is now and with more injuries!!

          Lampard has come back into a team with some of it's worse form since he came to Chelsea.

          Carlo out? Do one.

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        5. Granville
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          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Very fickle, pre Sunderland game he was a hero. Lot of it is to due with the squad which he inherited. Ramires looks like he could come good, and Luiz looked the part tonight. Still don't get the Torres transfer for the money mind you.

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          1. Voronin
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            This team were walking the league this year. Carlo has now lost it. Time to get rid.

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            1. Granville
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              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              They were walking the league because they got a fixture leg up and brought some of last seasons form into this one. Lampard getting injured was a turning point IMO.

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              1. jamsiep
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                lol

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                1. TommyK
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                  • 16 Years
                  15 years, 2 months ago

                  Our brilliance also had something to do with it obviously.... 😉

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    3. Granville
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      That is major LOL.

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      1. TommyK
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        What I love about it is he still adores "Roman", despite the fact that Russian idiot has probably single-handedly f*cked up Chelsea's season......

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        1. jamsiep
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Why's that? Because he picks the team? Because he makes the substitutions? Because he's the one motivating the players?

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          1. Voronin
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Dont listen to the naysayers. Same pro Hodgson brigade i imagine.

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          2. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            You need to get Scott Parker in to give those HT team talks 😆

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          3. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Carlo doesn't motivate the players. Scott Parker does.

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            1. Granville
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              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              Maybe they could get champions league manager finalist Avram Grant back since Parker is now manager at WH.

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

            No- bcause he sacked your assistant manager and from there everything went t*ts up. He then went and spent £50 million on aplayer which he had no ides how to use.

            I'm also not entirely convinced that Abramovich DOESN'T pick the team sometimes.....

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            1. TommyK
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              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              *idea

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  19. TommyK
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    If Gudjhonsen and Drogba had played from the start this would have been a MUCH better game......

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  20. Chamakh My Snood Up
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    Haha...epic fail for dempsey.

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  21. PanTanti
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    well well, looks like chelsea will need to go all out for FA cup

    btw RM UCL Team please:

    Abbiati VDS
    Abidal Mathieu Rat Carvalho Antonsson
    Jaoquin Vingaard Nani Ozil Jadson
    Messi Ronaldo Eduardo

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  22. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    I'm very sorry - but am I the only one to find this result faintly happy-making??? 🙂

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    1. Morrissey1986
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Not with Hangeland 3rd sub

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    2. Mr. Tambourine Man
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      I would have done Merry, but that's hurt me in my league.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Well, obviously I'm very sorry to you both personally - but wow, how the mighty are fallen! Now it's the stylists against the hit-men! 🙂

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        1. Mr. Tambourine Man
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          15 years, 2 months ago

          Hey Merry, here's one for you. I'm drinking an Italian red made with 100% Marzemino, one of their obscure indigenous grapes, not come across it before. It's nice.

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Wow - nice one, Mr. T M!!! I'm on it!!!

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              "The excellent Marzemino", Mozart had Don Juan singing in the fourth act, thus immortalizing the name of Vallagarina's most exclusive wine, a reminder of where he held his first Italian concert on 25th December 1769. 😉

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              1. Granville
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                • 16 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                Had a nice bottle of Chianti this evening with my Valentine. Thank lord for the Sangiovese 🙂

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          2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            It seems to be an hybrid of Teroldego, an old favourite in the Trentino - Fruili area - very nice spot!!! 🙂

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    3. TommyK
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      From a PL point of view it's not the best- means me chance of C*ty qualifying for CL.....

      Although chelsea failing to qualify would be pretty lol's! 😀

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      1. TommyK
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        *more

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      2. Gargamel
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Hate to break it to you but can be 100% sure that City qualify the CL qualification.

        I still expect Chelsea to overtake Tottenham for the final spot too.

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        1. TommyK
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          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          I'm still not convinced that's the case. If/when Spurs are knocked out of the CL then they'll be a real challenge for fourth and if Torres starts to fire Chelsea will be home and dry.....

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          1. Gargamel
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            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            I guess City might go on a bad run if they have some injuries, but otherwise I don't see them slipping up. They look consistently good, but never spectacular. Plenty of 1-0 wins. 3rd or 4th.

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            1. TommyK
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              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              Hope you're wrong, but my head tells me you're right..... ðŸ™

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            2. Granville
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              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              We can still live in hope.

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        2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Early days ... ðŸ˜

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      3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        Well, they might have their work cut out now - massive blow to their confidence ...

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    4. djman102
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      Man City fan, so I'm pretty happy with it.

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  23. THE BAD
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    i don't understand where's the penalty there,don't agree with the referee... luiz didn't deserve it... he was great all game...

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    1. David Davros
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Basically it was because he brought the player down and didn't win the ball. When that happens in the penalty are, penalties do get given from time to time.

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      1. David Davros
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        *area

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      2. TommyK
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        +1- only the most blinkered of Chelsea fans wouldn't accept that.

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        1. David Davros
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Something about pots and kettles.

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          1. TommyK
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            Hey! I'd be the first to admit we've had a couple of unbelievably lucky calls this season!

            I'm just not willing to accept that it's only us out of the "big" teams that receive this luck.

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            1. David Davros
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 2 months ago

              Yeah that's fair enough really. John Terry gets away with more than any other player in the league imo.

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              1. TommyK
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                • 16 Years
                15 years, 2 months ago

                Him, Stevie GBH and Rooney (just for his language) are the holy trinity of jammy decision dodgers......

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    2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      probably why God let the pen be saved

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    3. wslnpt
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      That's a blatant penalty.

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  24. SuperDorrans
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    15 years, 2 months ago

    I was looking at Dempsey 1-0 earlier, it was a 70/1 special on Sky Bet.

    Thank f*ck I didn't put money on it now...

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  25. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    Clint Dempsey just cost me 55 quid.

    c(hris br)unt

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      LOl!!

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  26. "The Special One"
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    watched the game aient got a clue for bonuses...
    3- Ramires
    2- David Luiz
    1- Take ur pick!! Prob Salcido

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  27. Bad Seed
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 2 months ago

    lads, quick CL question, do my defenders actually start!?

    Cech,
    Maxwell, Cordoba, Oddo
    Di Maria, VDV, Nani, Pablo Hernandez
    Ronaldo, Messi, Eto'o

    Subs: Gorgelin, Gai, Antonsson, Sabo

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    1. Granville
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Never know if Hernandez is going to start.

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      1. Bad Seed
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        • 15 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        really, tis a shame that - he was quality in the couple of games I've seen him in...

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    2. pedrods
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      15 years, 2 months ago

      maxwell probably wont start, abidal is the first choice left back alhtough he might need to play central because puyol is injured. corboda will start, oddo again is 50/50 as zambrotta is injured.

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      1. Bad Seed
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        • 15 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        ah ok, will get abidal instead. cheers mate

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  28. PFOR
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    Down about 5,000 places because of that I'd say.

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    1. SuperDorrans
      • 16 Years
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      Depends where you are ranked? I'm 24k at the moment and think I'll be 26k at the end of tonight...

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      1. PFOR
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        I'm 37k

        Pr*ck 😉

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    2. "The Special One"
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Like ur youtube link... Boy Zidane was the BEST!!

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  29. Voronin
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    Spurs > Chelsea

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    1. David Davros
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea >> Liverpool

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 2 months ago

        What.. 😯

        Liverpool have beaten Chelsea twice this season 🙂

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        1. TommyK
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          • 16 Years
          15 years, 2 months ago

          Check the table Syd..... 😉

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          1. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 2 months ago

            And your point is 😉

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  30. Chamakh My Snood Up
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    I'm confused Luiz, overhead kicks, sublime throughballs, giving away penalties...all in one game. Hmmmm, interesting.

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