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FPL GW28 Scout Picks - Bus team

Kelleher

van Dijk
O’Reilly
Hill

Wilson
Bruno Fernandes
Rayan
Gordon

Haaland
Ekitiké
Thiago

Lammens
Thiaw
Cash
Dango Ouattara

GW28 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.7m	98.9%	Likely
Dalot	MUN	4.5m	98.1%	Likely
Maguire	MUN	4.3m	93.6%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.6m	90.4%	Unlikely
Scott	BOU	5.0m	85.0%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	85.6%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	82.7%	Unlikely
Šeško	MUN	7.2m	80.4%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	76.0%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	78.3%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.1m	76.4%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	8.9m	68.2%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	68.7%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.6m	66.8%	Unlikely
Wilson	FUL	5.9m	53.3%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	63.3%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	61.5%	Unlikely
Adli	BOU	5.4m	60.8%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	58.7%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	59.6%	Unlikely
Madueke	ARS	6.8m	57.3%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	56.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	55.2%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	54.8%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	54.6%	Unlikely
João Pedro	CHE	7.7m	46.1%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.7m	47.2%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	45.7%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	41.9%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	41.5%	Unlikely
Rodon	LEE	3.9m	41.0%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	38.9%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	38.8%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	39.2%	Unlikely
G.Jesus	ARS	6.4m	39.2%	Unlikely
Buendía	AVL	5.3m	38.3%	Unlikely
Raúl	FUL	6.1m	33.5%	Unlikely
Reinildo	SUN	3.8m	36.9%	Unlikely
Lammens	MUN	5.0m	35.4%	Unlikely
Solanke	TOT	7.2m	34.6%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Cucurella	CHE	6.1m	100.0%	Very Likely
Aké	MCI	5.3m	98.0%	Maybe
Kilman	WHU	4.2m	94.9%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	94.5%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	5.6m	93.6%	Unlikely
Wood	NFO	7.2m	90.9%	Unlikely
Kluivert	BOU	7.0m	89.8%	Unlikely
Bentancur	TOT	5.3m	89.5%	Unlikely
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	88.6%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	88.4%	Unlikely
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	87.7%	Unlikely
Trésor	BUR	4.4m	86.8%	Unlikely
Carvalho	BRE	4.7m	84.4%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	81.5%	Unlikely
Byram	LEE	3.8m	79.7%	Unlikely
Tchaouna	BUR	4.9m	78.7%	Unlikely
Fredricson	MUN	3.8m	78.3%	Unlikely
Alleyne	MCI	4.1m	78.0%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	77.6%	Unlikely
Collins	BRE	5.0m	80.0%	Unlikely
Sels	NFO	4.6m	77.1%	Unlikely
Arrizabalaga	ARS	4.1m	76.4%	Unlikely
L.Miley	NEW	4.5m	75.5%	Unlikely
Gnonto	LEE	5.2m	75.5%	Unlikely
McGinn	AVL	5.4m	74.1%	Unlikely
Ekdal	BUR	3.9m	73.1%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	6.9m	71.5%	Unlikely
Pablo	WHU	5.5m	71.4%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	74.2%	Unlikely
Soler	BOU	4.0m	70.9%	Unlikely
Lewis-Skelly	ARS	5.1m	69.6%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	68.9%	Unlikely
Heaton	MUN	3.9m	66.5%	Unlikely
Bruun Larsen	BUR	5.3m	66.0%	Unlikely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.7m	66.4%	Unlikely
Clarke	ARS	3.8m	63.0%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	60.3%	Unlikely
Valdimarsson	BRE	3.9m	59.9%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.5m	59.5%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	59.6%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Alisson	LIV	C, Vs
Up	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Raya Martin	ARS	C
Up	Martinez	AVL	A, Vs
No Change	Petrovic	BOU	B, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 21 Feb, 2026 7:48am

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	van Dijk	LIV	A, Vs
Down	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B
Up	Hill	BOU	A, Vs, £
Up	Andersen	FUL	C, Vs
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	B
No Change	Marc Guehi	MCI	B
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	C
Up	Kayode	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Cash	AVL	C, Vs

Last updated: 21 Feb, 2026 7:55am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Salah	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B, Vs
Up	Dango Ouattara	BRE	B, Vs
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	B
Down	Rice	ARS	B
Up	Rayan	BOU	A, Vs
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Ndiaye	EVE	B, VsX

Last updated: 21 Feb, 2026 8:15am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
No Change	Watkins	AVL	B, Vs, Rest
No Change	Kroupi	BOU	C, Vs, Rest, £
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C

Last updated: 21 Feb, 2026 8:19am

GW28 Chip Poll

[sbu_large_image] Injuries

15 February 2011 1309 comments

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Just one Premier League game tonight (and the first of our doubles), but we’d thought we’d open the Dugout Discussion as it coincides with the return of European football. I’m guessing nothing less than a Birmingham City clean sheet will be warmly received on these parts, but hopefully an entertaining game in Italy will ease our pain if that doesn’t come to fruition.

The lineups from St. Andrews are in…

Birmingham XI: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Jiranek, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Gardner, Bentley, Martins, Zigic
Newcastle XI: Harper, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Barton, Tiote, Nolan, Gutierrez, Lovenkrands, Best

So Obafemi Martins starts against his former club, and partners Nikola Zigic up front for the home side.

Elsewhere, Mario Balotelli returned for Man City as a substitute as they drew in Greece, and Rafael Van der Vaart makes a return to Spurs’ starting line-upin the San Siro.

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Clintymints
15 years, 14 days ago
Excellent, up 1051 places to 5,262 and 7 players left to play and nani as sub 1

Good Job Alan, good job.
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applebonkers
15 years, 14 days ago
despite a 4-4 with arsenal newcastle have conceeded 7 goals in their last 8
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Demí
15 years, 14 days ago
harper 2 clean sheets in the bag 🙂
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Goldtop73
15 years, 14 days ago
Evening all.. anyone know why VdV was taken off earlier?
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1. A.T
  15 years, 14 days ago
  he wasnt injured, probably just not fully fit
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TorresMagic™
15 years, 14 days ago
Millionaire Club safety score currently in 47. Looks like 316 in the FPL Open although it hasn't updated. Should be in the top 6 leagues when it does.
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GREENDREAMS11
15 years, 14 days ago
paulo di canio, class player. its all about the individual garg. do you want to make a life elsewhere, why dont you come to the U.K. to work ? Its no different for a football player, all the upheaval, moving house, dragging the wife with you, the kids etc. its not as easy as it sounds and if you already have a good paying job in your own country what is the need to move etc etc.
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1. Clintymints
  15 years, 14 days ago
  remember he sat down and demanded to get subbed off after he didnt get a peno!?
  
  and yes there is massive logistics if you have a family... schools, location, houses, friends family yada yada yada
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2. Gargamel
  15 years, 14 days ago
  I didn't mean to insult anyone when I said that English players are not wanted by foreign clubs. I stand by my point though, I only ever see rumours about the very very best English players being wanted abroad, but Premier League clubs are sniffing around the Spanish academies for example to snap up every young Spaniard they can.
  
  Not that everybody wants to move or so, absolutely not. Nothing wrong with liking what you already have. In fact I admire people who do that.
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  1. Granville
    15 years, 14 days ago
    Lampard should have gone to Inter when they came calling last year. He bottled it. It would have improved him.
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    1. GREENDREAMS11
      15 years, 14 days ago
      i agree, he would have at least have had a champs league medal (sorry jamsie) but no doubt he would be at real by now as well.
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      1. jamsiep
        15 years, 14 days ago
        If Lampard had been playing in the Inter side last year then they probably wouldn't have won the CL. We would have done. 😆
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        GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        🙂 just wummin you dude.
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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      15 years, 14 days ago
      Going abroad didn't improve Beckham.
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  2. Namtab Nomolos
    15 years, 14 days ago
    That's because Andy Carroll costs £35 million and Fabregas cost about 35 Pesos
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  3. jamsiep
    15 years, 14 days ago
    You obviously missed the 'Steven Taylor to Barcelona' rumours Garg. 😉
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  4. 1966 was a great year for E…
    15 years, 14 days ago
    Re sniffing around the Spanish clubs, it's because they can sign professional contracts at an earlier age in England - it's how Utd got Pique and Rossi, Arsenal got Fabs etc.
    
    But you're right, they are coached so much better in Spain (and France, and Holland, and Germany...) at a young age than here. I forget the exact figures, but Germany and Spain have something like 10 times as many qualified youth coaches than England.
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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      15 years, 14 days ago
      • Only 2,769 English coaches hold Uefa's B, A and Pro badges
      • Spain has 23,995, Italy 29,420 and Germany 34,790
      
      http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/01/football-coach-shortage-england
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      1. GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        yet, that aside, english football has kinda dominated european football for the past 10 years. quality over quantity
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        Gargamel
        15 years, 14 days ago
        You're going too much on the defensive here imo GREENDREAMS11.
        
        The start of the English dominance coincided with when English clubs had made their money increase from the Premier League start count, and you got that great mixture of styles you have in England.
        
        The Premier League for me is the best football in the world because of how the power and pace of the original English game has merged with the skill and strategy that has come from abroad.
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        Granville
        15 years, 14 days ago
        The English dominance of European football actually started in the 70's. We won loads of trophies and 6 European cups in a row, and it was the Heysel tragedy that set English football back 10 years.
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        1966 was a great year for E…
        15 years, 14 days ago
        +100000000000000000000000
        
        This is a friendly forum, so I'll say no more.
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        jamsiep
        15 years, 14 days ago
        😀
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        Gargamel
        15 years, 14 days ago
        What's that supposed to mean...
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        1966 was a great year for E…
        15 years, 14 days ago
        no comment
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        Gargamel
        15 years, 14 days ago
        That's pretty rude, but all right
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        jamsiep
        15 years, 14 days ago
        http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wAxDMfEGhoY/TI6y4IuY8aI/AAAAAAAAAS8/NCjMIHtSW0E/s1600/Not+Sure+if+serious.jpg
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        1966 was a great year for E…
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Google Heysel tragedy. I'm not touching this one with a 10 foot pole 😉
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        Gargamel
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Guess I'm the idiot here cause I didn't understand any of this. Some things will always be lost in a language you were not raised with I suppose. Good night.
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        Gargamel
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Yeah I know about the Heysel tragedy, still don't get it at all. Oh well!
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        Gargamel
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Yeah, I know. I wasn't born then but I've read all about it.
        
        I was specifically talking about this latest era of English dominance. When my footballing interest was shaped in the 90s the Serie A was dominating to a ridiculous extent. It was the league people wanted to play in.
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        GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        they had their momnent in time, no doubt. italian club football was at a high, didn't last too long though
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        Granville
        15 years, 14 days ago
        It was very painful watching Liverpool winning all those trophies I can tell you. Makes you appreciate that little bit more when you do start winning.
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        GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        you talking about the milan/sampdoria days i take it ?
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        GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        kind sums up what i was trying to say g-g-g-g, cheers
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        GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        not at all dude, i have no reason to go on any kind of defensive of the english game, im scottish. i just call a spade a spade. the english game has been dominant for a long long time in europe apart from when they were banned due to heysel. from the old liverpool to forrest to current day they produce good sounds teams. they done well in europe before big money came into the game and have also done well since.
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        1966 was a great year for E…
        15 years, 14 days ago
        English football clubs have dominated (well, kind of...), not English players, apart from the once-in-a-generation group of Utd 'kids'.
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      2. Gargamel
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Had no idea but makes perfect sense. Surely trying to raise that number should be a priority for those leading the national team etc.
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        GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Its simple: England need Fergie lolol
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      3. Granville
        15 years, 14 days ago
        All the money in the English game doesn't go where it should do. A lack of investment in the provision of management and training programmes and the ridiculous money spent on the new Wembley which set back the Burton on Trent national football centre is scandalous.
        We're able to pay our players extortionate wages higher on average than any other league because the clubs are able to keep too much of the TV money pot.
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        GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        always comes back to the same old thing, players are being paid too much imo. its ridiculous
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        1966 was a great year for E…
        15 years, 14 days ago
        It's OK, though, Trevor Brooking's on the case...
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        GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        lol @ clever trevor
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        Gargamel
        15 years, 14 days ago
        I'm sad to hear that.
        
        As a football fan first I like when the money that is made in the game is used to ensure the quality of the game in the future.
        
        I hope the FA reacts though - the signs have been there for a number of years in the national team - because I would like for England to win a World Cup before I die.
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  5. GREENDREAMS11
    15 years, 14 days ago
    possibly the difference is that a English League 1 player can still cost an english club £7- 10 million plus whereas the Spanish untried/untested equivalent could be as much as £4 - 5 million cheaper. Sniffing around in those markets is just common sense given the ridiculous prices of players in England. Celtic couldn't afford to buy Peterborough players a couple of seasons ago for that very reason. Its crazy that one of the biggest clubs in Scotland couldn't afford to buy a player from League 1 due to the transfer fees.,
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  6. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    15 years, 14 days ago
    On a side not McGeady's the only Irish player I can think of outside of the Uk and Ireland.....
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  7. applebonkers
    15 years, 14 days ago
    gargamel, or should i say hitler! you are the biggest racist i have ever come across.
    
    *you are spot on 🙂
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GREENDREAMS11
15 years, 14 days ago
if it was up to my missus i would be in some bamboo hut on a beach in Thailand trying to make a living.,
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1966 was a great year for E…
15 years, 14 days ago
Oooh, Ronaldo (the fat one) on Football's Greatest on Sky Sports 1.
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1. Blue Teets
  15 years, 14 days ago
  One of the very best ever.
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  1. Granville
    15 years, 14 days ago
    Unbelieveable player in his prime. Listen to what Bobby Robson had to say about him in his autobiography.
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    1. Blue Teets
      15 years, 14 days ago
      Perhaps you could serialise for us? I can't find time to wipe my arse this time of year, let alone read for fun.
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      15 years, 14 days ago
      Ridiculously good at Barca
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      1. Marknlard
        15 years, 14 days ago
        That season was phenomenal, like pretty much no other player at that level (that I've seen anyway).
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        Attila the Bum
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Marco Van Basten was better in my eyes, but Ronaldo was brilliant pre-injuries.
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        pstokes2010
        15 years, 14 days ago
        and post injury. the greatest striker ever. never seen someone able to run and dribble at that speed as good as him,not even ronaldinho and cristiano
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        jamsiep
        15 years, 14 days ago
        The third goal he scores in my link is simply ridiculous.
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        Granville
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Oh yeah remember that goal very well, I think that was the game that I sat up and took notice.
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        15 years, 14 days ago
        In his Barca season, I've never seen anyone play the centre forward role better. Overall, though, Van Basten shades it for me. Imagine the 2 of them together!
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    3. GREENDREAMS11
      15 years, 14 days ago
      i was jus watching the 2002 world cup final highlights the other day, class, for a fat bloke he was class.
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Smarty Pants
15 years, 14 days ago
7th in February with 7 still to play this week 🙂
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shufc
15 years, 14 days ago
Baines>Samba
Rodallega>Gyan for double point hit

Thoughts?
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1. jamsiep
  15 years, 14 days ago
  No, no, no, no, no, no! Keep Baines!
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2. Smarty Pants
  15 years, 14 days ago
  the worst time ever to sell Baines
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3. shufc
  15 years, 14 days ago
  but he's so expensive and hasn't been making returns. Sure he has good fixtures up, but he hasn't delivered for his price. I might just get coleman instead.
  
  No thoughts on Rodallega>Gyan
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  1. jamsiep
    15 years, 14 days ago
    Sunderland's next four are about as bad as possible!
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    1. shufc
      15 years, 14 days ago
      true, but the alternatives aren't better. Everyone other striker I think will score/look at is either hurt, off-form, a rotation risk or too expensive. Moreover, Gyan has the best fixtures after Man City. That said,
      
      rodallega>sturridge?
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PFOR
15 years, 14 days ago
Read my link ^

Very interesting.
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Johnny Unitas
15 years, 14 days ago
You Simpson owners, you lucked out, you Harper owners, you lucked out, you Newcastle defender owners in general, you lucked out. Against all odds they kept not one, but two clean sheets.

Bitter "Simpson is out on my WC because there is no way they even get one clean sheet in that DGW" rant over.
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1. Gargamel
  15 years, 14 days ago
  I love lucking out. Feels great.
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  1. LaLa
    15 years, 14 days ago
    lucking out is great, jammy is good to - ie Huth last gameweek 🙂
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    1. Scratch
      15 years, 14 days ago
      Pfftt lucked out, i've had Simpson for ages and he's done sweet f**k all, now 2 cs in a row. When it rains it pours 😀
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2. Smarty Pants
  15 years, 14 days ago
  I feel so robbed that Simpson got no bonus points...
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  1. Twelve years a slave
    15 years, 14 days ago
    I was very happy with my Enrique purchase 🙂
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3. njfsdkffslkf
  15 years, 14 days ago
  Simspon got me some joy after benching Nani 🙂
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4. Attila the Bum
  15 years, 14 days ago
  Erm no we didn't. Some of us BELIEVED Mr Unitas. I (and others) deserve those 12 points. 🙂
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5. A.T
  15 years, 14 days ago
  Ive lucked out all season. Buying Ameobi cause he was the cheapsest stiker in the league, then he comes off the bench to score 18 was my finest hour!
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  1. Johnny Unitas
    15 years, 14 days ago
    Well you know how it is boys, haters will always be hatin'!
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6. jamsiep
  15 years, 14 days ago
  As someone who owned Jose Enrique for about 15 weeks, and got nothing from him, the irony of Newcastle keeping two clean sheets in tricky away games is not lost on me...
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Attila the Bum
15 years, 14 days ago
Just a very quick poll (ruminating over something), would anyone class Upson as a 'good player'?
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1. A.T
  15 years, 14 days ago
  tehe no stop it
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GREENDREAMS11
15 years, 14 days ago
Grrrrr Attila. i had foster and r johnson tonight
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1. Attila the Bum
  15 years, 14 days ago
  Hahaha good. Still you got decent points (8 ish?) from them eh?
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  1. GREENDREAMS11
    15 years, 14 days ago
    aye, i spose it was ok bit could have been better 😛 how you been keepin dude ?
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    1. Attila the Bum
      15 years, 14 days ago
      Alright, can't complain. Doing ok out of the wildcard so far anyway 🙂
      Hows yourself?
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      1. GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        much the same, a few green arrows recently and the wildcard proving to be a success, a tuesday night and having few drams, could be worse. points aside a really good win for the toon army tonight. did you have a buck or two on it ?
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        Attila the Bum
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Nah, didn't really know which way it would go until it started. We were very good, they were pretty shite, horrible pitch though - looked like the Somme.
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        GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        lol. put a stop to a sticky run. a good result all the same. 4 points from 2 tricky games is not too bad,
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        Attila the Bum
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Not bad at all, very close to safety now.
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        GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        i think thats a certainty dude.
        
        i liked your makem vid
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Clintymints
15 years, 14 days ago
Man Bentley... what a waste of time, got him on a whim without seeing his excellent performance a fe weeks back... think ill sell next week

fabs and bentley out to field 11 prob... cahill and someone in prob

ill figure it out next week, ages to wait
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1. Attila the Bum
  15 years, 14 days ago
  I thought he was Birminghams best player by a long way tonight.
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  1. Clintymints
    15 years, 14 days ago
    Didn't see the game tonight either, i seen the one on the weekend but wasn't that impressed =/ ...i don't have much to trade for the blank in 28 so i think it may be him!
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2. mvtaylor
  15 years, 14 days ago
  Atleast you didn't get him instead of Adam (I guess!)
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mvtaylor
15 years, 14 days ago
http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2011/0215/gattusoandjoejordan20110215_576x324.jpg

(c) - respect

oh dear...
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1. Clintymints
  15 years, 14 days ago
  missed the 2nd half of the match, what was this in relation too ^^^, ac were crap the first half, from that spurs deserved to win, i'd imagine much of the same in the second half?
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  1. mvtaylor
    15 years, 14 days ago
    Gattuso went mental, actually mental. He started on Crouch, VDV and then for no apparent reason Joe Jordan, referee didn't take any action against him for any of this. He ended up only getting a yellow during the entire match (which was for about the only challenge he won all night) and when he got given the yellow had another hissy fit.
    
    After the final whistle he decided to have another chat with Joe, and by chat I mean headbutt. What a prat. AC Milan were a disgrace tonight and if they play that terribly in the second leg it'll be 4/5 - 0 to us.
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    1. Clintymints
      15 years, 14 days ago
      what a clud
      
      spurs should definitely have this one anyways, ac looked pretty lame in the first have, spurs looked great, and if bale is back for the 2nd leg, could be that score indeed!
      
      missed the highlights too 🙁
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      1. mvtaylor
        15 years, 14 days ago
        http://www.footytube.com/video/ac-milan-v-tottenham-hotspur-73326
        
        if you can stand 5 minutes of italian
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      2. mvtaylor
        15 years, 14 days ago
        It's on footytube now.
        Maybe as I'm trying to post the actual link is why 3 of my posts haven't appeared :/
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    2. mvtaylor
      15 years, 14 days ago
      Short recap of game, 1-0 to us, fantastic counter attack involving a misplaced Ibra pass, good Modders pass to Lennon who went on a brilliant run before a pass across goal to Crouch to tap it in. Should have been more in all honesty, we should had a penalty to be honest. Also AC had a disallowed goal in the last minute after Ibra pushed Dawson over. Maybe a bit harsh but two wrongs make a right (result) in this case. For first 30 minutes of second half AC did attack better and we defended really well, some quality saves from Gomes. Corluka got chopped down by Flamini (again should have been red) and went off injured to be replaced by Woodgate (!).
      
      Lennon terrorised them tonight and with Bale back for the second leg I think we could really do some damage to them
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      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        15 years, 14 days ago
        +1
        
        Thoroughly deserved victory and a very mature performance. I thought Sandro did a grand job, worked his socks off
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      2. Granville
        15 years, 14 days ago
        I backed Spurs months ago at 20/1 each way, thought it was great value.
        
        The most important thing Spurs can do this year is to get in the top 4 and deny City that Champions League spot.
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        mvtaylor
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Yep going to be a really tough ask but Chelsea and City have made it seem more likely!
        
        Just need to avoid slip ups in the "winnable games" and put in performances like that one against Chelsea, City, Arsenal etc
        
        Easy at that... Hmm.
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China Mag
15 years, 14 days ago
Alreet lads!

Wasn't such a stupid decision to double up on the toon defence after all!! Makes even more sense when you consider that Harper has decent rotation with Begovic (and was all i could afford in my long term plan) and Simpson will hardly play.
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1. Granville
  15 years, 14 days ago
  Haha only a toon fan would double up. Played though.
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2. Attila the Bum
  15 years, 14 days ago
  Well played mate 🙂
  ▒▓██ N █ U █ F █ C ██▓▒
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  1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
    15 years, 14 days ago
    check that sh1t out.
    
    skillz
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    1. Attila the Bum
      15 years, 14 days ago
      8)
      Tekkers fo'shizzle
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  2. Hank
    15 years, 14 days ago
    Urgh, my eyes!
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Granville
15 years, 14 days ago
You know if Lennon could cross consistently he'd be a brilliant player not just a decent one. He gets into so many good situations where he beats his man and then lets himself down with an overhit cross.
It's like his body is working too fast for his brain and when it comes to a little composure he just cannot do it.
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1. jamsiep
  15 years, 14 days ago
  Is he even a 'decent' player? 😛
  
  He doesn't have a brain, let alone a footballing brain, so I can't see him ever not being a 'fast winger who can't cross or shoot for shit'.
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2. A.T
  15 years, 14 days ago
  its amazing he plays in the prem really. Obviously he's good enough really but if you cant cross a ball ffs. So many are the same though SWP for a start.
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  1. Granville
    15 years, 14 days ago
    He's better than SWP.
    
    Who was it who said, "3 years at Chelsea and not one decent cross" ?
    
    Simply getting onto the positions Lennon does takes great skill, lots of wingers can't even do that. See Kevin Kilbane.
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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      15 years, 14 days ago
      Oi leave the national hero KEvin Kilbane alone! 🙂
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      1. Granville
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Damn, was banking on you being tucked up in bed. 🙂
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  2. mvtaylor
    15 years, 14 days ago
    every liverpool midfielder?
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Attila the Bum
15 years, 14 days ago
More tragic horse racing news
http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/breaking-vets-rush-to-masturbate-dying-racehorse-t,19182/
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1. Granville
  15 years, 14 days ago
  Gotta love the Onion 🙂
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  1. Attila the Bum
    15 years, 14 days ago
    Brilliant site, occasionally produces some hilarious articles. Love the owner in this vid 🙂
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    1. Granville
      15 years, 14 days ago
      They do a free newspaper publication over in the states, I've picked it up when over there.
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      1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
        15 years, 14 days ago
        local bums sell it, one regular one used come into my bar and look after us
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Cashnex
15 years, 14 days ago
Dare I take a punt on Arsenal beating Barca tomorrow...
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1. GREENDREAMS11
  15 years, 14 days ago
  personally i fancy the gunners.
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2. Hank
  15 years, 14 days ago
  In a word: NO.
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Tanjiro
15 years, 14 days ago
Ooooooone Huuuuundreeeeeeed and eeeeiiiiighty!!
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1. Holy See
  15 years, 14 days ago
  Bull!
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  1. Tanjiro
    15 years, 14 days ago
    ???
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    1. Holy See
      15 years, 14 days ago
      Jeez Mace, darting terminology. C'mon now.
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      1. GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        lol, i thought you were looking for a virtual fight ,
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      2. Tanjiro
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Doh! gotcha! 🙂
        
        I thought you meant Bull as in it wasnt my team or something!
        
        Captaining Van Persie over Fabs would have been the bullseye!!
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        Holy See
        15 years, 14 days ago
        If you'd done well the 1st few GWs you could be winnin the damn thing. Noice.
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        Tanjiro
        15 years, 14 days ago
        If i had simply picked a decent captain ech week i would be winning it!
        
        I have honestly had terrible luck with captains (except twice that i remember, last week with Tevez and that one time that Drogba came alive in the last 5mins of a game), but had good luck with my overall squad.
        
        I even captained Piquionne one week...which was a disaster!!
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  2. GREENDREAMS11
    15 years, 14 days ago
    is that Bull as in "Bullseye" or as in Arsenal not beatin Barca ?
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    1. Holy See
      15 years, 14 days ago
      Over the 2 legs Arsenal haven't really got a prayer. Might get a draw tomorrow.
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      1. Granville
        15 years, 14 days ago
        There are ways of beating Barcelona, just don't think Arsenal have those tools.
        
        Jack the lad Wilshere apart 😉
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        15 years, 14 days ago
        its quite simple really, all the arsenal players need to grow a big set of balls, and be dirty little fuks, stamping on toes, nto caring when it happens to them, pinching arses,elbows,being smart about tackling, and generally making barcelone think they took rage amphetamines before the game. Im talking WACKOVILLE, TART DROOLING IN THEIR FACES WITH TEETH BEARED WHEN THEY START WHINGING BACK ABOUT TACKLES, SMACK THEMSELVES IN THE FACE AND HEAD, KICK THEIR OWN ANKLES AND SNOT ON THEIR OWN TONGUES, FRUNT LIKE PIGS AND SQUEAL LIKE WOUNDED WOMBATS..
        
        And score goals. THEN, they will win.
        
        Thatd be my team talk anyway
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        Holy See
        15 years, 14 days ago
        So you're sayin they need to get Gattuso in? Mmmm..
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        Attila the Bum
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Are you Joe Kinnear?
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        RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
        15 years, 14 days ago
        i'm realistic ROy 🙂
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        GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        arsenal on their day are as good as any team,.. its all about bottle. those with the biggest cahoonas will be victorious. Come on the gunners. Thats enuff from me for today.
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        TommyK
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Scott Parker Mk. II...... 😆
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      2. GREENDREAMS11
        15 years, 14 days ago
        i see a good arsenal win tomorrow to be honest.
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        Scratch
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Watched Barca on the weekend and they were fairly poor, particularly by their standards. Absolutely no idea how tomorrows match will go, the first 5 minutes will be crucial to how the match pans out.
        Think i'll go for a 2-1 Arsenal.
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      3. Drip Doctor
        15 years, 14 days ago
        I honestly have a good feeling about tomorrow. I think we are going to see a special performance from Arsenal and we are going to win by at least a few goals.
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        Holy See
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Problem with playing Barca, is that even with a 'special performance' from Arsenal, they could still end up losing. Do hope Arsenal don't let themselves tho.
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        Granville
        15 years, 14 days ago
        I hope so. Don't have any beef with Arsenal or their fans, bar a very small vocal minority.
        Fabs has to turn in one hell of a performance and show them what they are missing. I think you can do it.
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        Drip Doctor
        15 years, 14 days ago
        We are in a better position then last season. Better defensively (Silvestre played that match) Van Persie will be key, we really missed him last season. And i know a lot of people don't rate Theo but he really does perform on European nights and is a lot better then last year.
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        Granville
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Listen to what Messi and Guardiola had to say about Walcott. They cite him as the biggest danger.
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        Drip Doctor
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Yeah i read that earlier today. I meant a lot of people on here don't rate him. Let's not forget, we have Bendtner waiting to explode off the bench 😉
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        Scratch
        15 years, 14 days ago
        I actually thought Bendtner did very well for ye in it last season, though obviously RVP is a different class. After a shaky start Song was one of your best players. Hopefully a Fabregas / Nasri combo can link up and retain the ball ala Xavi / Iniesta.
        Hope ye don't start Arshavin, you just can't afford to lose possession so easily.
        True, there's no Silvestre this time around, but i think Djourou will have a new one torn.
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        Drip Doctor
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Yeah Song was class in the 1st leg. Nasri has been passed fit so i would guess he will start on the left to help track back with Song, Cesc & Wilshere as the middle 3. Massive game for Wilshere! Could be the making of him on the big stage.
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Twelve years a slave
15 years, 14 days ago
Barton for van der vaart didnt work out to well
as for Nani to young , disaster
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GREENDREAMS11
15 years, 14 days ago
Fuckk me AP(not literally) Are you using a 56K modem. You want to be getting that Suffolk/nORFOLK telephone exchange updated 😛
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GREENDREAMS11
15 years, 14 days ago
Attila thats a good story. if i'm about to die and somebody runs up to me to wank me off with a bucket i'm gonna drag it out a wee bit to be fair. lucky old nag !!!!
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alang
15 years, 14 days ago
Booya my captaining leon best wasnt as big as disaster as i thought! boom boom selecta!!
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Cashnex
15 years, 14 days ago
Damn I wish I hadn't dropped VdV now... and I want Nasri back, but need Everton players because of their fixtures. Bloody nightmare.
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1. Cashnex
  15 years, 14 days ago
  But on a positive note, check out this lad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbDxiKM0c8M
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  1. PFOR
    15 years, 14 days ago
    Tries to do too much with the ball by the looks of it. Only 16 though, might have a big future.
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    1. Cashnex
      15 years, 14 days ago
      You're right, I see that a lot with 'Wonderkids'. Still, it's great to see English football having bright prospects like him (and Wilshere, Walcott coming through sooner still)
      
      Love the interview in your link by the way. Read that the other day and really enjoyed it. Xavi is a top bloke.
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      1. PFOR
        15 years, 14 days ago
        Yeah Wilshere is excellent and Walcott is starting to look good, future ain't bad for you guys 😉
        
        Top interview btw, agreed.
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Hank
15 years, 14 days ago
Who's this Mario Gotze then?
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1. PFOR
  15 years, 14 days ago
  18, playmaker, German, plays for Dortmund.
  
  Only seen him play twice, the rest on youtube. Looks decent!
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  1. Hank
    15 years, 14 days ago
    It's Ozil all over again 😕
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    1. PFOR
      15 years, 14 days ago
      Seems like it. I want Modric as Scholes' replacement, or Ganso to keep you happy 😛
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      1. Hank
        15 years, 14 days ago
        ha, indeed. 😀
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Feanor
15 years, 14 days ago
Clever chap that I am, I took Harper (12 points), Cahill (13 points), and Adam (8 points with a game left) out of my team when I used the wildcard.

Swapping Adam for Barton was sheer madness, 9 yellow cards or not.
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Bumbaclot
15 years, 14 days ago
benching simpson over skrtl was a bad decision! fingers cross VDV doesnt play against BLP!
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1. Bumbaclot
  15 years, 14 days ago
  unless of course VDV smashes in a couple!
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  1. Feanor
    15 years, 14 days ago
    Did he get injured tonight or just rested?
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2. Scratch
  15 years, 14 days ago
  Fat chance, Spurs have nothing until Blackpool next Tuesday.
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  1. Bumbaclot
    15 years, 14 days ago
    yea i no its a long shot!
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    1. claretdownunder
      15 years, 14 days ago
      does anyone have any news of whether Etherington will play against Arsenal next week - Thanks
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      1. LukeyLuke777
        15 years, 14 days ago
        He was only just short of playing last match so he should be fine to play Arsenal.
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TorresMagic™
15 years, 13 days ago
Only a few price changes tonight.

Huth & Sturridge went up

Hutton & Onuoha went down in price.
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1. Churchill
  15 years, 13 days ago
  Hi Tm.
  
  Best as to when Cahill's price protection is removed?
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  1. TorresMagic™
    15 years, 13 days ago
    CTC has him around 40% so it's been removed. What his real percentage is no-ones really knows. Atm you are 64th seed in the FPL Open. Very doubtful either of us will be in the 64 come GW29.
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    1. Churchill
      15 years, 13 days ago
      You guessed the missing word. D'oh. There is still hope . . . VDV or Etherington don't play & in comes Nani.
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