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Tuesday Dugout Discussion

1 March 2011 2380 comments
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There may only be one Premier League fixture tonight but it’s one of huge significance, both for our Fantasy Football fortunes and on the destination of the Premier League title. Manchester United are the visitors, and Chelsea are the hosts.

With Chelsea fifteen points adrift and having a turbulent season, it’s United who are looking to edge closer to that 19th Premier League trophy. More importantly of course, it’s United who are featuring in their second game of the gameweek, meaning most of us are loaded up with their players.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open for business, and the team sheets are in…

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

Man United XI: Van der Sar, O’Shea, Smalling, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, Nani, Hernandez, Rooney

Sir Alex has named his first unchanged team since May 2008 (thanks Shreevesy), meaning Dimitar Berbatov is once again left in favour of Mexican sensation Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez.

As for the Champions, and they also leave a big name striker on the bench in Didier Drogba, with Carlo Ancelotti clearly hoping Fernando Torres’ supposed hoodoo over Nemanja Vidic surfaces tonight.

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  1. 88mph
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    I've not enjoyed a game that much all season! Cracking stuff.

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  2. Dimitar
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Smart play by chelsea to hold the ball last 4 mins, IMO berbatov should've started with hernandez coming on when players get tired

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  3. Keysey
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Luiz - WHAT A WARRIOR!!

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    1. Nomar
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      He's class.

      Think what he might do to an Adam-less Blackpool?

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  4. Johnny Unitas
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Yep, 2-1 as predicted! At least I have points from my prediction in IKTS!

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    1. njfsdkffslkf
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Fair play JU that was some call today and scorer aswell

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    2. ArcticJunkie
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Strange as it sounds, I predicted Vidic sending off before the game kicked off.

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    3. Back on the horse
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      yeah you called it JU

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  5. Nomar
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Utd no Vidic? Hmmm, I might keep Meireles this week, now.

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    1. Gavin - Gers in turmoil!!!
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      I'm now thinking the same. no point spending 4pts now i think...

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  6. gooner dave
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Campbell,vidic,Adam all in my team all suspended. Cracking game though.

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  7. JC
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Vidic ya fool!

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  8. Akers
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    I guarantee there will be a lot of chat now about how the wheels are falling off for United, which I will be very much amused by. Losing at Chelsea is no disgrace, and we're still clear at top and our only challengers are a spineless and injured Arsenal.

    Roll on 19.

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    1. Akers
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      P.S. All the best Chelsea in their pursuit of fourth.

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      1. Funkyav
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        man utd defence for the weekend

        Oshea Smalling Evans Fabio

        theres life in this title race, dont u worry.

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        1. TommyK
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          15 years, 24 days ago

          Oshea Smalling evans Ferdinand Fabio

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          1. Funkyav
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            15 years, 24 days ago

            you hope!

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        2. For Fuchs Sake
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          15 years, 24 days ago

          Against a shite Liverpool team, oooh yeah!!

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        3. Akers
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          15 years, 24 days ago

          Um, Ferdinand is expected to play and I'm sure Evra will be fine. Plus, it's Liverpool.

          There's definitely life in the title race though (again, between just United and Arsenal), but Arsenal fading is always a strong likelihood.

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  9. ArcticJunkie
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Vidic > Luiz 😉

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  10. njfsdkffslkf
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Ugh what a horrible evening of footie and fantasy combine.

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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      fantasy combine?! Does that exist?! Mines a massey ferguson!

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  11. Screaming Midget
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    27 points to come off the bench for me. Purposely done and it'll shut my mate up who thought he was tonking me this week :-p

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  12. PFOR
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Vidic red caps off a dreadful night. Anfield game is a must win now.

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    1. Syd.
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      No Vidic or Rio...

      Evans and Smalling???

      That should be fun

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      1. PFOR
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        Probably O'Shea or Brown.

        Aye Suarez will rip them a new one.

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        1. Syd.
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          15 years, 24 days ago

          Ngog will fancy his chances 😯

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        2. For Fuchs Sake
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          15 years, 24 days ago

          Like he did against West Ham?

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  13. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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    the two best players on tat pitch tonight were ivan and vidic.

    FACT. Vidic was brilliant, you retards with your united hate are sad bastards. He was brilliant. Ivan was class too. Rooney was good. nani bottled it. fletcher cant pass. Chelsea were very very lucky to win this game overall.

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    1. jamsiep
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Fletcher was hilarious. I genuinely think that Giggs completed more passes than him...

      Nice to see Giggs showing his class on his big day. What a lovely little hack on Drogba at the end, pathetic.

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      1. Hated, Adored but never Ign…
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 24 days ago

        I know had a nice complaint about. What a rolemodel.

        The cheating Man United don't win. United fans have seem to have forgotten that Rooney shouldn't have been playing and that Luiz's booking (the one he got) was a joke.

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      2. TommyK
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        LOL- I find it hilarious/pathetic that you have the nerve to complain about one of the last footballers who can actually be called a role model when one of your own players is a f*cking danger to those around him.........

        You really crack me up. 😆

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        1. Hated, Adored but never Ign…
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          15 years, 24 days ago

          grow up. Complain about Carragher being rubbish in big games. Which he obviously isn't but you don't know enough about football to understand.

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          1. TommyK
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            • 16 Years
            15 years, 24 days ago

            No I just said Carragher is generally rubbish......

            Absolutely nothing to do with my comment but whatever.

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        2. applebonkers
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          • 16 Years
          15 years, 24 days ago

          bang on tommy. giggs could slap my mum in the face and he'd still be a legend. he's done too much in 20 years for 1 foul for crying out loud to change that. he was frustrated the team he's loved for the last 20 years was losing.

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    2. PFOR
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Fletcher was class for the opening 20 odd minutes. Awful in the second half.

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    3. applebonkers
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      vidic got turned four times as last man, too many in one match. other than that though he was very good admittedly.

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  14. Hated, Adored but never Ign…
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs

    Luiz, class.

    Smalling, ass

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    1. Akers
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Superb finish from Luiz, and he looks really comfortable on the ball. BUT, I think he looks like he could be a bit of a liability at times, making rash challenges and horribly OOP. Yes, he wouldn't have scored if he was stayed where he should, but he's got no right to be there.

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      1. jamsiep
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        +1

        I did say it at half time. Mind you, I would be surprised if someone used that against me when he scored, such is the way of this site at the moment.

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        1. Akers
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 24 days ago

          Looks like fantasy gold, but like I said, he's no right to be where he is to score that equaliser. Today he scored, another day he would've been sent off, that day in December he would've been in Portugal. But hey, that's fußball.

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      2. applebonkers
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        gotta agree here. 2 games, 1 needless penalty given away and should have been sent off today. he's still an absolute hero though for the hair as much as anything

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  15. J0E
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    Vidic to Baines. Simple.

    Roll on the coming gameweek.

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    1. JC
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      +1000 was gonna do it anyhow 🙂 But still, stupid -3!

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  16. super zlatan
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Utd will destroy Liverpool

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    1. Funkyav
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      they'll have to do it without their best player this season

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    2. JC
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      😀

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  17. Fudge
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Damn I'd love that Nani second random assist to stay 🙂

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    1. Fudge
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Haha oops, completely forgot it was a DGW. haha result! 🙂

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      1. Sputnikboy
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        Yep thats just you too 😉

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    2. Sputnikboy
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      I think thats just you. 😉

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  18. Waldaz
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    nice one Vidic, I just needed a -2 and another red flag, thank you.

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  19. jamsiep
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    How bad were Utd in the second half?! We absolutely battered them all half.

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    1. andy85wsm
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Pretty bad.

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    2. thehodge
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Top of the league. Casual.

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      1. Johnny Unitas
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        very bad, Fletch was very good in the first half, awful in the second half

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    3. The Stock
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Shockingly so.

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    4. TommyK
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Opposite in the first half. Big deal.

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  20. Gargamel
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Ramires is beyond excellent. What a performance.

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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      oh christ....

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      1. Gargamel
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        ?

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    2. applebonkers
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      body of a child but heart of a lion. his bursts are infectious

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  21. thehodge
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Get up Drogba! The size of you and you're diving all over the place! One word: Robbed! People say that United get all the dicisions! They obviously haven't watched the game tonight! Basically, back off united haters!

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    1. greghammer95
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      I am not a United hater, but I would of said a draw would of been the fair result. But as it is, they won, you lost, they scored more goals, at first glance at full speed I thought it was a peno. Ref did as well. Thats all that matters at the end of the day. It shouldn't be like that, but its how it is. Amazing really as it could cost clubs millions of pounds.

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      1. thehodge
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        At least i'm not the guy who broke his IPhone because West Brom score! 🙂 (He doesnt even support Stoke) Poor guy.

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  22. Clarkie
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Why did I only put a pound on man u to be leading at half time and chelski to win???? 22 to 1

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    1. alsybach
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      because you are skint??

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  23. Goose
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Vidic is such a bottler, he just doesn't want Suarez to rip him a new one at the weekend! 😉

    Seriously tho, might be time to break out the WC!

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  24. Johnny Unitas
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Fairplay to Chelsea, were the better team in the second half, United had the first half, still think that Rooney chance which he put a mile wide was a big moment.

    We'll beat Liverpool, but it will be alot harder without Vidic!

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    1. Goose
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      No u won't 🙂

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    2. Voronin
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      To be fair Vidic has been shocking against Liverpool.

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  25. Syd.
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Reading > Chelsea 😆

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  26. tosey
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    i said 2-1 to chelsea on here earlier but didnt back it, oh well

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  27. damokc
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    oh crap.with injuries and suspensions my team has completely disintegrated...now i feel really sad:(

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  28. AP
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Chelsea cheat to win non shocker. Ref on 50 ruples per min. Bravo! Let's see if you can cheat at OT. 🙂

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    1. Twitter
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      F*ck off you Utd Twat

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      1. Boom!!!
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 24 days ago

        f*ck off u chelsea/arsenal twat!

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      2. TommyK
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 24 days ago

        Well reasoned sir. Well reasoned indeed........

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    2. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 24 days ago

      BOOOOORING

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    3. Voronin
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      How did Chelsea cheat? Is that you being funny? Fail.

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    4. Hated, Adored but never Ign…
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      F*ck off. Clear goal not given within five minutes. Rooney then scores when he should be banned. Luiz gets a joke booking so understandable that the second one was not given. Vidic not sent off for pulling then pushing Drogba after he turned him. Penalty was a clear penalty.

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    5. Lewis - Sky Pod
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      BORINGGGG

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  29. greghammer95
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    I've got to feel for those with Vidic. Unlucky.

    Draw would of been a fair result imo. But they played the last 7 or 8 minutes out well. I have Evra. Great *Rolls eyes*.

    Is Cahill a doubt? And then Barton...? Is he out ? Evra? (I presume we'll find out tomorrow on him?). Van Persie is out... Looks like another week with no real subs.

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  30. the Mozmeister
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    THis website used to be good.
    Now it's full of bad mouthing yobs.
    SORT IT OUT, MARK

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    1. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 24 days ago

      +1, I am going to shut my mouth from now on. Been a bit "lary" of late.

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      1. thehodge
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 24 days ago

        "Now it’s full of bad mouthing yobs"
        Greg, you come under that category. I remember last night! 🙂 Fair play though, good pick.

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        1. greghammer95
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          15 years, 24 days ago

          I know I do! Which is why I am going to shut my mouth from now on.

          Ta. It was a lucky pick to be fair, as is any other player. But felt good seeing HIM wipe out the Huth cleanies.

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      2. Akers
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        "lary"

        Hmm, one entry on Urban Dictionary may have saved you, but still, it's "lairy". You're young though, you're aloud to make mistakes.

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        1. Back on the horse
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 24 days ago

          good baiting

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        2. Oi! Shadders!
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          • 15 Years
          15 years, 24 days ago

          * allowed

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