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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. Marknlard
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    When's this fu*king gameweek over? Are there more games to come?

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    1. Marknlard
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Woah woah woah, VIDIC GOT SENT OFF? Jeez this week has been a right old c**t. Two red cards???

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  2. SöundLight 30
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    So, I'm not the only whose subs haven't come in yet? Went out for 3 hours and came back expecting the game to be updated. Anyone else in the same boat?

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    1. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      first change ur link.

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  3. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    What's gwarning fools?

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  4. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Come on FPL, work it out. 😕

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  5. defTouch85
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Ughh, contemplating 8 - 12 point hits.

    RVP, Kelly, Berbatov and Cahill
    vs
    Tevez, Baines, Zigic and Nasri

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  6. bhargi
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Glad RBJ and his cronies are gone to sleep !! Now we can discuss about the auto-sub to hearts content

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  7. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    It's not rocket science, it's only autosubs & emergency captains. 😕

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  8. DangerousSnails
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone else still have their wildcard and are considering playing it this week?

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    1. DangerousSnails
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Please note, this was not intended as a "I'VE STILL GOT MY WILDCARD!" post, just wondering if anyone else that has somehow resisted until now feels this is the right week.

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  9. theycallmeTevez
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    anyone else captaining foster this week?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Nah man.

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  10. Mikinoz
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Had to re-do this, awaiting moderation, because I neglected to sneak by the moderators by ommitting a letter from a naughty word. This is moderated whilst Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle even Fecking dumber carry on regardless. ----

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    I’m sure you lot already did this to death, but not had chance to read through back pages yet, will get to it at lunchtime, and I need to get it off my chest.

    Firstly. Well played Chelsea, good committed performance, despite my concerns over the refereeing, I reckon you were just about worthy of the victory. And, despite my feelings that Sideshow Bob should so obviously have been sent off, he does look to be halfway competent doesn’t he.

    I know many claim that United get preferential treatment form referees, and many times I agree with them and am embarrassed by it. I am sure also that many will be playing the Karma card after Rooneys antics on Saturday, again I have some sympathy for that viewpoint, but none of this disguises the fact that Atkinson’s performance was nothing short of disgraceful (not for the first time in this particular fixture). Come the end of the season (whoever wins the title) I will be more philosophical about the swings and roundabouts nature of such things, but right now it is hard to take that this idiot has had such influence over the game again. RBJ’s Fukwitometer must have been working overtime.

    Once again well played Chelsea, no sour grapes here, and well played Carlo Ancelloti for the refreshing nature of his comments re the non-sending off.

    Sorry for the rant

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  11. DangerousSnails
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    WC team:

    Foster/Harper

    Coleman, Baines, Luiz, R Johnson, Simpson
    Arteta, Young, Dempsey, Nasri, Nani
    Tevez, Rooney, Zigic

    Oooooooh Baaaaaaaaaaaaaby!

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    1. Jack Frost
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Looks STRONG.... and you don't have to worry about VDV, RVP or any other initials only players for a few weeks.

      I just amazed myself to find GW 31 is 2 April- so let the big guys heal and come on a month later after CL and so on for A-Y-or D.

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      1. DangerousSnails
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I had all the initials in clogging up my team, lost quite a bit on them so might be tricky to get them back in but definitely a nice strong team in the meantime.

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        1. Jack Frost
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          I think Young will rise in price a tenth or two, and if you trade out Rooney who is rising in value as well, for RVP, you should be fine to get VDV. I do think these two have magic when on form.

          Probably almost like what everyone said Lamps, Fab, and Rooney had last year. I am not including Torres, because it just starts a fight.(lol) I know he was amazing once.

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  12. skully
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    damn cahill..ruin my plan..

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  13. Microeconomics
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    So this is my wildcard team:
    Foster Begovic
    Coleman Djourou Luiz Kolarov Walker
    VDV Arteta A.Young Nani Nasri
    Sturridge Zigic RVP

    I realise VDV and RVP are injured but I wanna see whether VDV will make the Wolves game and RVP well, I'm unsure on a replacement. I have 6.3 in the bank so I can pretty much afford anyone.

    What do you guys think?

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    1. Genghis
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Looking good to me, Tevez maybe?

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      1. Joey Millions
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Tevez.

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    2. Jack Frost
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Just not sure about RVP- I would plan on 5-6 weeks out- his coach said minimum three. His injury looked like a hyperextension- which he essentially got by scoring through a cement post (the defensive back)--his knee stopped abruptly by the post, as his instep rammed the ball goalwards. Very brave, successful, but ....

      As to your team-- Sturridge will add excitement for you, but I would buddy him with TEVEZ or Rooney (or whoever you think is in form) and drop RVP until the DGW 33. Team looks good and you can get to 10 DGW players if you want by DGW 33.

      Also, do your best NOT to make a trade in first week after WC use. As you know you get great flexibility from that "denial period" with 2 free's. Another reason to cut RVP loose, he's taking up a valuable bench spot right next to VDV.

      Good luck, you want my team, because it's all downhill from where I have luckily found myself. Feel like Colin Firth, who thought he had peaked last Sunday night.

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  14. Genghis
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    give me a shoulder to cry on.......

    had Internet issues before last gameweek, was going to transfer Rooney & Young in, but alas.

    Begs, Habsi
    djourou, coleman, walker, rafael, KELLY
    nani, ADAM, VDV, WALCOTT, CAHILL
    tevez odemw, RVP

    WTF do I do? 4.2 in bank and two freebies.

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    1. Joey Millions
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Cahill to Nasri
      Walcott to Young

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      1. Genghis
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        cheers,
        walcott out for a while?

        Avoided hits like the plague lately but keen maybe to get rid of odem. Could be worth a shot on Saha.

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        1. Joey Millions
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          Not sure about Walcott's status. I think Nasri could do well against Sunder tho.
          Wish I could say the same on hits!

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        2. Jack Frost
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          Ouch, well I guess you have to get risky- pick the two best DGWers and pray and take a hit on the best Mid/FWD-

          You have to have a front six and hope Rafael plays to make four more.
          So Beckford, Saha, or Zigic. I like Zigic because he plays another two in DGW33.
          Then maybe Arteta and pray alot.
          Walcott to Young is good. This is worth the hit IMO.
          I am a first year player.

          Condolences to all your countrymen and women in NZ. I followed the quake from the States about 8 hours a day over the first five days in the Herald and Press and on News 24 out of Australia, until they shut it down.

          Your Rugby Captain Richie McCaw made a great statement when he said you'd rebuild stronger and better, and gave his heart to those who lost their lives or were injured.

          Good luck, my friend, puts fantasy in perspective.

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          1. In Like Flynn.
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            • 15 Years
            14 years, 10 months ago

            You should be OK with Rafael I'm about to take him out,so he's bound to play, keep a CS, score and assist

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  15. Joey Millions
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Did Meireles pick up a knock right before halftime?

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    1. Jack Frost
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Yes, he may be back this weekend, so don't do anything hasty yet.

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      1. Joey Millions
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers. I saw him go down, but he continued playin, so I'm hopin for the best

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  16. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Come on FPL, no more games left. 😕

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Nope, tried logging off and back in no joy.I think they've naffed off home and left the cat in charge of the updates. Very tedious. Sorry, Good morning/afternoon TM how you doing?

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        I am good mate, just finished work. Would like to see how much the average of 39 changes when all the autosubs are included. Millionaire Club safety should be 2 or 3 above it. My team is in tatters but I'll worry about that later. 🙁

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          • 15 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          Best thing to do TM is ask me on Friday night what I've done,....AND AVOID IT LIKE THE PLAGUE! Sorry about the shouting had to get it off my chest.Though in fairness last two TFs were ok everyone else went down with lurgie. Good grief this is a frustating game at times.

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    2. bhargi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Must be all sleeping now in the FPL towers. Even writing the emails (Crib-mail) might not help 🙂

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        • 15 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Tried tempting the cat into action with a tin of Whiskas,all to no avail I'm afraid. 🙂

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        1. bhargi
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          haha.
          Hire some smart IT geeks and hack the FPL site and run the script. Like the action movies, afterall, its gonna be a red button in the engine chambers

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          1. In Like Flynn.
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            • 15 Years
            14 years, 10 months ago

            If you ever see me winning the league,you'll know thats what I did, but don't tell anyone. 😉

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  17. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    FPL Open Update

    541 in so far, top seed is 21st, 64th seed is 2314, 448th & last automatic qualifying spot is 152K.

    Hopefully an update will happen soon to get proper score & to work out the Millionaire Club safety score.

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    1. ShadyGooner
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I am at 65th! Duh!

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        With no points on the bench that will probably head towards the 70's. You have next week to improve that little bit. New entries won't help you either.

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  18. neopaint2005
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    When is a good time to use the other wild card? I still has one left and this week looks like I might need it (many inj in my team )

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Don't use it Neopaint. Sign it over to me,and I shall invest it wisely for you.

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  19. Marco Pagano
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Why has the FPL not been updated yet? H2H leagues still the same

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Next update will fix everything. FPL are thinking the Spurs/Arsenal is still to be played. It will be fixed up soon enough.

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  20. _Freddo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    This seems a perfect week to take hits because of the double but if you have prepared well with Birmingham and Everton players then you don't need to but have the luxury of doing it knowing you will make it back, Cahill getting injured has been bad though.

    Looked around my league, a lot have 9 players available with no doubles, I have 8 available but with 5 doubles, do I take a 12 point hit and really attack the week or hold my nerve and let those take hits around me and close the gap that way????

    Dilemma time.

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I'm heavily committed to DGWers,wouldn't do it again as Cahill now not playing.I think I'll just stick to top players even if just one game. I keep getting players who last about four point six nano seconds before tripping over a matchstick whilst visiting some parallel universe(cos their girlfriend says the shops are SOOOO much better there) and missing the next five games.

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      1. _Freddo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Dont rush to get van Persie out if you have other problems, he should only miss two gameweeks and has a double coming.

        I'm probably gonna take a hit to replace Cahill which is annoying.

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          • 15 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          Tricky,I really wanted an Arsenal attacker but would need RVP out to bring Nasri in.I'll leave it till Saturday I think just in case anyone else in my team gets injured in some nasty drive-by cotton wool attack. 🙂

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          1. _Freddo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 10 months ago

            Haha, sounds like my team, got Cahill, Fabregas, Van Persie, Adam and Campbell all out, can't afford for anymore to drop out.

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  21. Jafalad
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Injuries: Cahill, RVP, Kelly. I think Odemthingy and RJ are playable.

    Can bench Kelly. RVP or Cahill? Thinking Nasri for Cahill. If gwk 30 is further down the line, RVP may have recovered.

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  22. Jafalad
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Just been reading the earlier posts post match. The anti-Man U brigade seemed to be out in force.

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    1. _Freddo
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      They like to give and accept but cry when it don't go their way.

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      1. Jafalad
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        You a farmer, Chilly? You're always up very early.

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        1. _Freddo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          Early bird catches the worm mate.

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          1. Jafalad
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 10 months ago

            Where there's man ure, there's brass.

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          2. chemikills
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 10 months ago

            That's fine with me, I'd rather have toast and coffee

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  23. In Like Flynn.
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    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Right time for breakfast,back in a bit.

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  24. MikeyMitz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    I get more and more pissed off every time I see the Rooney elbow replay. I have no idea how that was "seen" and not punished. Horrible. Even more mad that he finished the week with 18 pts rather than -2. Agh!

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    1. Christina.
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Let me guess....you don't have Roonpig.

      BTW, why did you capt Suarez of all people?

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      1. MikeyMitz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Well, I am miffed about not having Rooney, but quite a blatant elbow...I just don't understand how he wasn't sent off. And Suarez was a punt- I need to make up ground and everyone was captaining Nani. Suarez has looked lively, has a great scoring record (not in the prem yet of course) and should've scored to be fair. He's a solid player, was hoping this would be his breakout week.

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        1. Jack Frost
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 10 months ago

          Well our camera view was opposite the ref's view, and I guess the ref has final say under some re-refereeing rule for post game reviews. ugly smack though, the intentional part became clear to me when rooney jumped up to smack mccarthy.

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  25. col7475
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Will Moyes play Beckford and Saha? Torn between these two and Zigic. leaning towards Everton as I have 2 Brum already. With injuries and suspensions this week is a pivotal week for monthly cash leagues (only 2GW's I think this month).

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Probably.

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    2. _Freddo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      This is a good question.

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  26. Carroll to the rescue
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    My team is hopeless atm,
    Planning to do
    walcott to nasri
    vdv to young/arteta???
    kelly injured, considering that im benching him...it will leave me with either bardsley or simpson coming in.

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Simpson has to be,Bardsley away to Arsenal imo.

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        • 15 Years
        14 years, 10 months ago

        ,*

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  27. Epic Fail
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    14 years, 10 months ago

    This shizzle needs fixing.

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  28. Christina.
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Come on help me...!

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  29. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    This post is on topic.

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  30. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Maybe Jim'll fix it.

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