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Nani Back In Training Ahead of Marseille Tie

14 March 2011 246 comments
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Manchester United have confirmed that Luis Nani is back in training today.

The Portuguese international is now in line to make a swift return to action after recovering from a gash in his leg following a reckless Jamie Carragher tackle during the defeat to Liverpool over a week ago. Nani is set to be a shock inclusion for the Red Devils against Marseille in the Champions League tomorrow evening and, more importantly in Fantasy terms, he is in the frame to make the Premier League home fixture with Bolton on Saturday.

That looked very unlikely at one point. After reports surfaced at the end of last week that Nani could be out for a month, 119,317 concerned Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Managers transferred the player out of their squads. They will likely be cursing this news of a rapid recovery for a player who has gathered 165 FPL points so far this season. Should he figure and come through tomorrow night’s fixture, Nani will be strongly backed to fetch returns against Bolton at Old Trafford.

In other Man United team news, Darren Fletcher has been struggling with a virus and is out of the Marseille game and it is unclear whether he will return to the fold for the Bolton clash. Michael Carrick has returned after missing the FA Cup encounter with Arsenal with a calf injury. Park Ji-Sung is undergoing fitness work in training but hasn’t made the squad, whilst Owen Hargreaves is continuing his training at Carrington, but not expected to feature any time soon.

Alex Ferguson’s midfield has been a problem area of late and the situation is not helped by the suspension of Paul Scholes. He picked up his tenth booking of the season against Arsenal at the weekend and will miss league games against Bolton and West Ham.

With injuries and match fitness remaining a factor, Ferguson may continue to deploy the Da Silva twins in unfamiliar advanced flanking roles. Priced at 4.4 on the FPL game, Fabio, in particular, has plenty of potential as a cheeky short-term option – the Brazilian has scored twice in recent weeks for United and looked very lively during their FA Cup victory over Arsenal on Saturday. However, Antonio Valencia is also in the squad for Tuesday’s European tie and he could see action against Bolton as a result.

Uncertainty in the United midfield continues then – Fantasy Managers will need to monitor and assess the situation going into the weekend gameweek 30 fixture, with the prospect of short-term differentials on offer.

johnfinlay John swears he'll deliver unbiased Fantasy Premier League tips and news...until Leeds get promoted.

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  1. jamsiep
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    Good question: Which player has conceded the most penalties in the Premier League since 2006?

    If anyone gets it, then they are definitely cheating.

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    1. greghammer95
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      Richard Dunne. Because hes a retard.

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      1. Jax
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        it is richard dunne...

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    2. Gargamel
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      Just give us the answer then! Nobody will want to be right now anyway 🙂

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      1. jamsiep
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        No, I want to see you all failing to guess right. 😀

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        1. Squerly4568
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          carragher?

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        2. SöundLight 30
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          Is he currently playing in the league?

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        3. Goose
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          Konchesky?

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      2. Goose
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        They are on loan in the championship apparently.

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        1. jamsiep
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          Go away.

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          1. Goose
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            Why? I dont no who it is!

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    3. Akers
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      Titus?

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      1. jamsiep
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        No. According to wikipedia, he's played 62 league games over the period and conceded 9 penalties!

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        1. Squerly4568
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          carl dickinson?

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          1. jamsiep
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            lol, is he that thug who plays for Stoke?!

            It's not him though, he's barely played any PL games.

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            1. Squerly4568
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              greg halfords the only other one I think it could be?

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        2. Gargamel
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          And he's on loan in the Championship? I still have no clue. It's probably not Van Aanholt.

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          1. jamsiep
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            No, it's not Bruma either.

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            1. Boom!!!
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              o'brien?

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    4. Boom!!!
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      upson?

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    5. jamsiep
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      Ibrahima Sonko! Blundering oaf.

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      1. TommyK
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        Ah, classic Reading reject...... 😆

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  2. SöundLight 30
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    Two questions:

    1. Is it worth holding onto Rafael? I have more pressing transfer needs, so it would be nice if he started playing in the league again.

    2. Does it look like Mignolet is going to get a run of games? )Last word was that Gordon was trying to use exercise to help his injury.)

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    1. Golden Oldies
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      Gordan may be out for rest of season

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  3. Freshy
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    Anyone an expert on Champions League substitution Rules?

    I didn't properly set my team up.
    I have 3 Manchester United players on my bench and 3 Real Madrid and Chelsea players as starters. The 3 Manchester United players play the day before the 3 Real Madrid and Chelsea players.
    If I sub out the 3 Real Madrid and Chelsea players for the 3 Manchester United players will I be able to sub back in the 3 Real Madrid and Chelsea players since they wont have played yet? Or when you sub a player out is he out for good?

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    1. Boom!!!
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      NO once the player u sub out will be out for good...

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    2. Johnny Unitas
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      Once players play on a given night, you can take them out the following night if you wish, but once they are out, that is it, you can't put them back in. Which is what makes the UCL an otherwise annoying game quite interesting.

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      1. Freshy
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        Not what I wanted to hear.
        Cheers

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  4. 1966 was a great year for E…
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    FIXTURES

    The FA Cup Final this year is on 14th May (earlier than usual because the CL Final at Wembley), which is when GW37 fixtures are scheduled, so Utd or City and Stoke or Bolton will have their GW37 fixture rescheduled.

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  5. Enrique
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    14 years, 9 months ago

    I have Martins, Brunt, Djouro and Kolarov that I need to shift,. Who should the first 2 priorities be?

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    1. Boom!!!
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      martins and djourou...

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  6. Zizou
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    any one getting adam bak in.....

    is he essential or any better cheaper options?

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    1. Johnny Unitas
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      I kept him, and I am glad I did once I have 7 set piece hoggers in my front 8!

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      1. hillbillypete
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        +1

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    2. Zizou
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      hitzlsperger, o hara, osman?

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      1. Zizou
        • 16 Years
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        o hara maybe a punt, no big teams left to play, fighting relagation, scoring goals recently and double at some stage

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  7. pompeyfan
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    Cricket.

    I would like to see Pakistan opening with Afridi & Razzaq just in case there is more rain and the match is settled via the D/L method. A quick 60/70 from 5 overs would put them in a good position.

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    1. jamsiep
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      In your dreams. They only need to go at about 4 and a bit an over!

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    2. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
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      forget it!

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      1. pompeyfan
        • 16 Years
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        I know, but what happens if they have played 15 overs and it starts raining again which washes out the rest of the match. If they have only scored 60 or something then when the D/L calculations are made will they not be adjudged to have lost the match?

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        1. Boom!!!
          • 15 Years
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          D/L method only come into the match after 20 overs...

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          1. pompeyfan
            • 16 Years
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            Ok cool. They still should've done, its not like their openers will last long anyway! Oh look, one's out already!

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  8. hillbillypete
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    Anyone keeping Zigic for now? Decent fixtures as long as he is fit.

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    1. Johnny Unitas
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      If he didn't make the weekend he must be a huge doubt for the weekend, I for one am getting rid and looking at Mr. Wellbeck, will feel good to have a 3rd United player in my team!

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  9. TommyK
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    Just like to congratulate Joey on his excellent post on the previous page!

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    1. jamsiep
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      'Joey'

      It was almost certainly a copy and paste jobby. I'm intrigued to know who this Joey character supports though, it's definitely not Tottenham or Arsenal!

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      1. TommyK
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
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        Well, either way, it still made some excellent points..... 😉

        Maybe he supports Barca, which is why he was so aggrieved with the Arsenal comparison...... 😆

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        1. Johnny Unitas
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          Maybe he is just sick of hearing about how beautiful the Arsenal game is, yet fruitless, and that there is a certain level of snobbery about the other sides struggling away with their ugly style of football but achieving the aim of competitive supports, winning.

          Good post to be sure, to be sure (extra "to be sure" for the week that's in it)

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          1. Soop
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            I think it was a good post too, and I quite like Arsenal. I think my local is unofficially an Arsenal pub. Closely followed by Tottenham.

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      2. Marknlard
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        Joey copied and pasted it from the football365 mailbox.

        http://www.football365.com/mailbox/story/0,17033,8744_6812974,00.html

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        1. Marknlard
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          Thinking about it, I expect he also copy and pasted that post last week, when he said Lampard/Essien was a better midfield than Xavi/Iniesta. There was a big discussion that followed that Joey didn't contribute to...

          Joey, get your own opinions!

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  10. ralphypne
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    Gul favourite for MOM?

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    1. jamsiep
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      Yes.

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    2. Boom!!!
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      yes

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    3. Boom!!!
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      and no surprise that our league leader captained him.

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      1. ralphypne
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        four or five slow paced thirties would do nicely...

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    4. Boom!!!
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      😮 are u the one who is no.1 in our league?

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      1. ralphypne
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        at ease dear boy. i am he.

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        1. pompeyfan
          • 16 Years
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          lol @ 4 or 5 low paced 30s.

          I think you're safe with Gul, none of the top order will score at a good enough rate. There would need to be 3/4 quick wickets and one of Afridi or Razzaq to hit a brutal 70 from 40 balls to give any competition

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  11. jamsiep
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    Apparently Arsenal have sign Lehmann on a free transfer!

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    1. Gargamel
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      HAHA!

      I love Jens Lehmann. Such a great character.

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    2. Soop
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      :O
      No effing way!!!

      So he can start straight away too! Schechezxyny out, Lehman in!
      Wonder how much he will cost?

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    3. Johnny Unitas
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      I thought those rumours were outrageous! It's true!? Outrageous!

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    4. TommyK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Really? Could save their season......

      I always found Jens quite entertaining for some reason- this moment was a classic:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv0slmsj-lU

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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        To play centre back??

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  12. Soop
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    I ate carbonara twice yesterday it was so good. But I made it the traditional way, without cream. I hate it with cream. And it's so quick.

    1. slice a rasher of bacon and fry it in a pan
    2. Boil up a handful of tagliatelli
    3. Crack an egg into a jug, add the same amount of grated parmesan and beat.
    4. Quickly drain the pasta, dump into the pan with the bacon, pour in the egg/cheese mixture, toss REALLY quickly to mix, and dump straight on a plate.

    You have to do the last step really quick, so the egg doesn't fully cook, otherwise it will go a bit scrambly, but the pan and the residual heat from the pasta will be enough. Absolutely superb. Just a scratch of black pepper and you're done.

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    1. Ich bin Klopp
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      "and dump straight on a plate"

      Hmmm... my tastebuds sure are tingling!

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      1. Soop
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        LMAO 😀

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    2. TommyK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Yeah, I've done that before, except I used cream......

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
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        should use cream really, but just a touch before serving to coat the pasta

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        1. Soop
          • 16 Years
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          I had creme fraiche too, but it's too rich IMO.

          The traditional dish was invented in WWII when the Italians found a load of GI supplies (bacon and eggs) and made up the dish there and then.

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          1. Funkyav
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            you can always substitute milk for cream to make it less rich

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  13. TommyK
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    Wow- looking at the BBC news website it seems that third reactor in Japan is on the point of meltdown...... 🙁

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    1. Soop
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      NOOOOOO 🙁

      Those poor guys. I bet we don't even get to see Godzilla.

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      1. TommyK
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        Very poor taste if the reactor goes tits up, hilarious if it doesn't....... 😉

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        1. Soop
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          I know, I've been busting to say something about Godzilla, but I am genuinely torn between cheap humour and concern for Japan.

          I'd absolutely love to go there, I've always been a fan of their culture, new and old.

          Japanese consoles and tech, kareoki, martial arts, Samurai, Sushi. My friend went there last month and I emailed him every day to find out what he was up to.

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      2. Louis Van Balls
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        you're a moron!

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  14. Mansfield
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    Any thought please guys and dolls for a 4 point hit?

    Hart
    Huth, Johnson R, Vidic, Clichy
    Nani, Adam, Van der Vaart or Silva, Young A
    Rooney, Tevez

    Cheers

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    1. Soop
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      If that's what you WILL have, it looks pretty damn good.
      Shame no RVP though.

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      1. Mansfield
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        Thanks!
        Would have to take out Rooney to have him...
        funds wouldnt stretch to all 3 unless I drastically change rest of field...
        Think he would be worth having instead of rooney?

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        1. Soop
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          I have Rooney and Tevez too, but I'm considering one of them out for RVP. I'd rather get rid of Odemwingie, but that's a bit of a push.

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  15. Boom!!!
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    NEW POST!

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