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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.

Akers Richard or Akers, as he is known, has been regularly haunting this site since July 2008. He is young and foolish, take what he says with a pinch of salt. Follow them on Twitter

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  1. dogtanion
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    Left Eyebrow

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  2. Smarty Pants
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    NEW POST

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  3. Syd.
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    Fellani out for the rest of the season..

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    1. Zep
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      Source?

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      1. Fray Bentos
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        radio 5

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  4. Voronin
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    I love the people eyebrow.

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  5. jamsiep
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    People keep saying 'NEW POST', but I'm just not seeing it....

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    1. Boom!!!
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      they are posting because they want to stop u posting here 😉

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      1. Smarty Pants
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        It disappeared! I even posted a comment there and I was not even the first one!

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    2. Oliver Reed
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      new post...do you see it now.. 😉

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  6. njfsdkffslkf
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    This place has turned into the worst form of Redcafe v "Insert Arsenal Blog" v "Chelsea blog" etc dribble

    So much for the being the only blog where people could talk about football in a somewhat civil and intelligent manner and not be consumed in moronic , childish , stereotypical dross wrote on every other club footie blog the world over

    Was nice while it lasted.

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    1. DickFranDyke
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      Certain individuals have certainly made it that way. Shame.

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      1. _Freddo
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        Yeah, ban AP.....

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    2. TommyK
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      I'm sorry?!?!?!

      You and AP/RBJ have largely contributed to making this site an extremely boring and hostile place at times.......

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      1. jamsiep
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        This. You are a bigger culprit in this than anyone.

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        1. TommyK
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          It's also REALLY confusing. What the hell is GAA!?!?!?!?!?!?

          🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁

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          1. Attila the Bum
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            Gaelic football & hurling. Gaelic football is alright, hurling is fantastic!

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          2. Damo.
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            Where did that question come from?

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          3. njfsdkffslkf
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            Im sorry but actually talking about something which exists - whether the investment for one sport is detrimental to others is in no way comparable to snide childish "you cheated cos you won" - " we won hahahahaa " bulcrap thats filling the pages now

            Totally different thing

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      2. invincibles4ever
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        and where is AP now? he moans about bunkers etc etc

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        1. TommyK
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          he did post earlier on here tbf......

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          1. invincibles4ever
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            Acknowledged, and I retract the above comment if that is the case

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          2. Hated, Adored but never Ign…
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            One post when all he said was Chelsea cheated. Good loser that man.

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            1. TommyK
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              To be fair, it does get extremely shite on here after Chelsea and united play each other.

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            2. AP
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              Excellent loser, I don't post 90 comments about refs like you, one is enough. The world can see Chelsea cheated a win, it's cool. You won't be able to pull that at OT and hey guess what, Top top top of the league. Still. Boom.

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              1. njfsdkffslkf
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                Yet granville dissagrees with you.

                Put a cork in it AP *

                *No this is not some personal dig, again it about what he is posting - drivel about cheating.

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                1. AP
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                  The difference is village I don't crave approval like you. I couldn't care less if Granville agrees with me or not, as much as I respect his posts. Btw, Rooney is an awful captain eh? Egg. Face. You. Joy. Almost makes up for the result.

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                2. njfsdkffslkf
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                  Again the rooney (c) was lol at you defending the incident as nothing cos it would have affected your fantasy team.

                  Want to address the Messi or interview he gave at the weekend no? You seem to ignore things alot

                  So you really think i seek approval?

                  Why do i literally challenge every viewpoint so?

                  Its cos id rather some facts were posted than biased nonsense which you can talk away over at your red robot blogs where people will agree with no matter what.

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                  1. AP
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                    Right, back on the trusty laptop. "Again the rooney (c) was lol at you defending the incident as nothing cos it would have affected your fantasy team"

                    You're an absolute f*cking imbecile village.

                    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2011/02/26/saturday-dugout-discussion-18/comment-page-7/#comment-1424638

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              2. applebonkers
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                can't believe terry gave that penalty. and lampard sendign vidic off was ridiculous. this is a silly answer but well deserved

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              3. Bubbles
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                Sorry AP, yes it should've been a red for Luiz but you win some, you lose some. The pen was soft, but it was a pen. Simple as.

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              4. Gargamel
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                Look, AP is fuming! 🙂

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                1. AP
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                  AP never fumes 8)

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        2. _Freddo
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          Somewhere in North London would you believe.

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      3. njfsdkffslkf
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        Im never hostile. Nor have i ever giving time to discuss such facial things as "oh we won/lost tonight so it must be a conspiracy"

        I more into trying to remove bias and crap from arguments when people try to spin facts to suit certain things.
        Or more importantly post things which are obviously wrong.

        Nothing hostile about my words

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        1. Attila the Bum
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          *facile 🙂

          To be fair you are rarely if ever aggressive - but you sure know how to make others kick off

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    3. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
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      +1

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    4. invincibles4ever
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      I agree but if you live by the sword you die by the sword. The fans on here who give out the most rubbish at others misfortunes are the ones who can't take it when its reciprocated.

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    5. Lewis - Sky Pod
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      +1

      Ban, Jambroken, 'Australia champions...', etc.

      This place really suffers with ignorant children like those

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      1. Boom!!!
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        oh c'mon shut up u moron why are u blaming me for no reason what did i do wrong 😡

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        1. Lewis - Sky Pod
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          see pages after the penalty award, mutliple posts

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    6. Attila the Bum
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      It's because when the big clubs are involved you end up with a lot of glory hunters who feel they must
      a) Defend their team/players to the death in spite of all logical evidence to the contrary
      b) Deride the opposition as cheats and 'plastic fans' in an intensely hypocritical manner.

      Always leads to this 'fun'.

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    7. dogtanion
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      Just at the start of the game, about 10 of the main posters were involved in a pathetic "argument"...it's still the only place to be though 🙂

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  7. jamsiep
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    One of my favourite things on here, is when a Utd fan makes a shit gag, and the only person to laugh is a fellow Utd fan.

    It happens all the time, you should watch out for it.

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    1. Cheggers
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      cant stand em

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    2. TommyK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      It's not our fault- boom laughs at anything!

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    3. TommyK
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      Even you couldn't fail to laugh at this...... 😀

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldCWdIbp02s

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      1. jamsiep
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        Maybe the first time I saw it today, but not the fifteenth.

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        1. TommyK
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          ha fair enough.....

          I loved the one they did for tiger woods.....

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          1. Onwards
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            My favourite was the one with Rooney doing keepy-ups in the hotel room with hookers.

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    4. njfsdkffslkf
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      Its also something i pointed out last Saturday night......

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  8. Oliver Reed
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    charlie sheen on twitter for those interested... 🙂

    @charliesheen

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    1. dogtanion
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      WINNING

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    2. Major Doubts
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      "I'm not bi-polar, I'm bi-winning"

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  9. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
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    WOW, what a gameweek.
    Ashley Young came good, nani was a decent captains choice, Rooney did the biz, but cards for Vidic, and a barton no show.

    Still 84 after an 8 point hit is very satisfying.

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  10. Little Lukin
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    ANy chance of Vidic bonus?

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  11. Zep
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    you only need a space after the comma 😉

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  12. Syd.
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    Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson on Chelsea's David Luiz:

    "He's done Chicarito before he got booked, and he did Rooney two minutes before the penalty was awarded, I don't know how he was still on the pitch. The players have endured a lot of decisions against them and they didn't deserve that tonight. Chelsea aren't out of the title race if they keep getting decisions like that."

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  13. jamsiep
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    Probably not the time to mention it (and by that I mean it's exactly the right time to mention it) but I think MFaulkner may have been onto something with his chat about Hernandez contributing nothing other than his goals.

    He was a complete non-event this evening.

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    1. TommyK
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      Yeah, but his goals still come in handy...... 😉

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    2. Wolverine
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      contributing goals ain't exactly a bad thing (for me he does more than that anyway)....and he's still young and improving...a lot of potential.

      Talking of non-events...£50 million pound torres...

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      1. Hated, Adored but never Ign…
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        What is rinsing the great Smalling and Vidic not enough. He very rarely gave the ball away and his movement was. But oh no he didn't score. Must be rubbish.

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        1. Wolverine
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          i wouldnt go as far as saying he "rinsed" vidic and smalling. OK granted he wasn't BAD today...saying that he did nothing in the first half at all, better in the 2nd.

          AND i'm not saying he's rubbish just gotta look at his history...he's world class no doubt...but so far a non-event for chelski.

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    3. Gargamel
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      Yep, there's nothing more to his game than pace and finishing at this point in time.

      I believe he will be able to improve his all round game myself, he seems like an honest professional and a smart boy.

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    4. Twisted Saltergater
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      Sounds like sour grapes from MFaulkner to me. I've been really impressed with him whenever I've watched him this season - looks a constant threat in behind.

      There aren't many strikers that have the work rate of Rooney, but Hernandez still closes defenders down (far more than Torres for example).

      I've just realised that I've taken the bait and I'm not even a United fan lol 😀

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      1. jamsiep
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        I'm not fishing, and I'm not actually criticising too much because I like Hernandez a lot. Just certain Utd fans got typically defensive when MFaulk made his point, when it seems as though he was making a lot of sense.

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    5. applebonkers
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      we knew this, even hernandez knows this. he's there for goals and he does it bloody well, even if other than valencia they've all come against the poorest of the poor

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    6. Onwards
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      I don't agree with your general point but thought he looked quite lightweight tonight.

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    7. Granville
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      There you go again, backing your alliance.
      Is there something wrong with just scoring goals and having the best strike rate in the league.
      He was just OK tonight, that I agree with.

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      1. jamsiep
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        "Is there something wrong with just scoring goals and having the best strike rate in the league."

        No, and I never said there was. Read my answer to TS further up.

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        1. Granville
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          What MFaulkner also said was

          'Hernandez is shit'.

          If that's what he thinks, then that's his opinion. I know now you don't agree with that.

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          1. AP
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            Noice.

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  14. super zlatan
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    I hate Carlos eyebrow. Oh, and I hate Chelsea.

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  15. Syd.
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    Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson:

    "We defended badly for the first goal, but the penalty kick is so soft, dear me. We played really well and we didn't deserve that. Three years in a row here decisions have changed the game."

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    1. andy85wsm
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      The penalty was soft, but should have been given.

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      1. Syd.
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        Agree.. as it would have been given anywhere else on the pitch..

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  16. Syd.
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    BBC Radio 5 live are reporting that Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini might be out for the rest of the season. That would compound their misery on a difficult night for the Toffees.

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  17. cucumber
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    Didn't see Vidic red.. any chance of it being appealed?

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    1. tosey
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      am i right in thinking u cant appeal a 2 yellow sending off?

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      1. Fray Bentos
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        yup

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    2. Boom!!!
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      no infact he should have been sent off a bit earlier 🙂

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    3. Voronin
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      I would love it if they tried!

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    4. jamsiep
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      Nah, it was two yellows so there is absolutely no chance of it being rescinded.

      That and there can be absolutely no arguments about the two bookings, he probably should have gone a minute before he actually did too.

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    5. Lewis - Sky Pod
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      absolutely not. couldn't even if he wanted to. it was for two yellows, he could have had 4

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    6. Johnny Unitas
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      ha, no, clear 2 yellows

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    7. applebonkers
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      no. it was 2 yellows. the first was the most stone wall yellow possible and the second was a bit tame but if you get turned any contact is a yellow, that's just the way it is.

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    8. cucumber
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      thanks.. didn't know he had already received at yellow

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  18. Voronin
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    Where the cvnt is this new post?

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    1. Funkyav
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      Luiz 3
      Lamps 2
      Shrek 1

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    2. Smarty Pants
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      it disappeared...
      Hmm, the first time I declared a new post, they deleted it. What are the chances?!

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  19. applebonkers
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    this could get messy, db i think you need to stop throwing fuel on the fire we understand your point. as a neutral i'm delighted things are a bit more open now and that carlo's left eye brow is now back in randomly raised happy position. that eyebrow has better movement than malouda lately

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    1. Voronin
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      Carlo's eyebrow > The Rock's eyebrow

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    2. Cheggers
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      Not being harsh but hes got more issues than everyone else on here put together, quite ironic his post, which incidently is something he doesn't understand!

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      1. njfsdkffslkf
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        Having "issues" by that you mean opinions and views right? Fair enough I do. Il agree to that am i willing to talk or debate with anyone with them
        Your really comparing this to what went on tonight and other nights where the topic isnt important at all and no points are made just conspiracy theories.

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    3. TommyK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      TBH- any comments I said were just due to the amount of times people on here complain that United buy refs.

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  20. tristanabc
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    Foster Al-habsi
    Huth Kolarov Hangeland Djourou Coleman
    Cahill A.Young VDV Nani Silva
    Odemwingie Tevez Rooney

    Who should I sub and captain this week?
    I'm thinking sub: Alhabsi, Huth, Hangeland And Odemwingie
    captain: Tevez/Cahill

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    1. Vinyl78LP
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      Captain Cahill and you might end up with 1pt x 2 for a 5 min cameo in one match..

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      1. tristanabc
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        why isn't he getting played?

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  21. Screaming Midget
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    BPs in I think.

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  22. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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    B*llox

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  23. FPL Daniel
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    rooney 1 bp

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  24. mufc802
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    rooney 1bp lol

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  25. Screaming Midget
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    82 points for the week with 10 men. Could have been a lot lot worse.

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  26. Lewis - Sky Pod
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    David Luiz 3
    Lampard 2
    Elbower 1

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  27. tosey
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    lamps 2 bps 🙂

    rooney 1 bp 🙂

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    1. Bubbles
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      😯

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    2. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
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      Lamps bp - get in!!!

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  28. Bigo1
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    Well done!!!! 0bp for Essien, I hate this game so much. Tff and sun dream team all the way for me next year

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  29. Just One More Thing
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    Luiz 3 bps
    Lamps 2 bps (JOKE)
    Rooney 1 bp

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  30. denial
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    This Louise guy is going to be flavour of the month isn't he.

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    1. Just One More Thing
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      I might just buy him in for Vidic (1 game ban but money can be spent elsewhere).

      BTW - well done on your H2H win over me. I think you'll go 6 points clear at the top. Almost Man Unitedesque.

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