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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.6m	83.9%	Likely
Scott	BOU	5.0m	81.4%	Likely
Cucurella	CHE	6.0m	102.7%	Very Likely
Semenyo	MCI	8.2m	91.1%	Likely
Tavernier	BOU	5.4m	65.3%	Likely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	87.1%	Likely
Darlow	LEE	3.9m	75.8%	Maybe
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	69.7%	Maybe
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	56.8%	Maybe
Mateta	CRY	7.5m	65.7%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	83.7%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	67.6%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	71.2%	Unlikely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	61.2%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	76.0%	Unlikely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.4m	65.8%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	74.1%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.7m	52.0%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	65.7%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	71.3%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	74.9%	Unlikely
Senesi	BOU	5.2m	9.0%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	68.5%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.5m	17.6%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	76.6%	Unlikely
Mavropanos	WHU	4.4m	57.7%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	64.6%	Unlikely
João Pedro	CHE	7.7m	18.3%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.1m	1.1%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	5.5m	49.9%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.6m	75.9%	Unlikely
Cherki	MCI	6.4m	1.0%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	14.5m	4.7%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	59.4%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	50.7%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	40.4%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	60.2%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	53.1%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	48.9%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	59.4%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mbeumo	MUN	8.5m	79.0%	Likely
Virgil	LIV	6.3m	94.1%	Likely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.2m	105.5%	Very Likely
Rice	ARS	7.2m	37.3%	Likely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	80.8%	Likely
Szoboszlai	LIV	7.1m	75.5%	Likely
Raúl	FUL	6.1m	39.1%	Likely
Gyökeres	ARS	8.8m	91.4%	Likely
Mac Allister	LIV	6.3m	47.9%	Likely
Mané	WOL	4.3m	28.5%	Likely
J.Timber	ARS	6.2m	58.2%	Likely
Gabriel	ARS	7.1m	2.3%	Likely
Dalot	MUN	4.6m	43.1%	Likely
Abraham	AVL	5.8m	31.3%	Likely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.6m	63.2%	Likely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	99.7%	Maybe
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	85.1%	Maybe
Merino	ARS	5.4m	97.5%	Maybe
O.Dango	BRE	5.9m	2.2%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.2%	Maybe
Garner	EVE	5.3m	45.5%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	6.1m	71.6%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	84.6%	Unlikely
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	91.9%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	91.2%	Unlikely
Zubimendi	ARS	5.0m	28.6%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	90.6%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	85.4%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	85.3%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	84.3%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.4m	58.9%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	84.2%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.5m	46.3%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	82.0%	Unlikely
Iwobi	FUL	6.3m	1.6%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	81.7%	Unlikely
Wilson	FUL	6.0m	1.7%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	64.1%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	30.2%	Unlikely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	73.0%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, Vs, £
No Change	Petrovic	BOU	B
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Hill	BOU	B, £
No Change	Struijk	LEE	B, Vs, £
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	A, Inj
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 12:20pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Palmer	CHE	B
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	C, £
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	A
No Change	Gordon	NEW	A
No Change	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Szoboszlai	LIV	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
No Change	Hinshelwood	BHA	C, Vs, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A

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GW33 Chip Poll

[sbu_large_image] Injuries

Gordon’s Plight Boosts Flourishing Mignolet

29 March 2011 1156 comments

Mark

Craig Gordon has announced that he still remains well short of fitness as he battles to regain the number one jersey at Sunderland. An article in the Northern Echo this morning quotes the stricken Black Cats stopper who is still struggling with a knee injury…

“I’m not very close to being fully fit to be honest. I go back to see the specialist in the middle of next month. It’s a possibility (that I will not be fully fit until next season). A strong possibility. I’ll need to wait and see what the doctor says. I’m in his hands and he will tell me what I’m capable of doing from there.”

This comes as significant news for Fantasy Managers due to the potential offered by Simon Mignolet. The young Belgian keeper has started the last three league games for Steve Bruce, conceding 4 goals and keeping a superb clean sheet at the Emirates in gameweek 29. That game saw a 10 point haul with 2 Save Points and 2 Bonus for Mignolet, bringing the 3.9 valued prospect to the attention of Fantasy Premier League Managers.

Although Sunderland travel to Eastlands this weekend, the clean sheet against Arsenal on their last away trip will give them confidence, while City’s goalscoring form is hardly convincing right now. After this, Sunderland’s fixtures improve markedly, as our recent “Frisking the Fixtures” article outlined. With this latest news on Gordon’s fitness, it seems likely that Mignolet will cement his starting role – providing a significant boost to his already healthy Fantasy stock.

Look out for his ranking in today’s Watchlist update; a full Watchlist article assessing Mignolet’s potential will also follow.

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Back on the horse
15 years, 23 days ago
Who should I be looking at as a replacement for Saha (7.6m)?

Gyan? Carroll?
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1. mikeywoodward
  15 years, 23 days ago
  gyan till the end of the season..
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2. John Easten
  15 years, 23 days ago
  hernandez if you dare to gamble on it!
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keith
15 years, 23 days ago
I know it's a bit crabby but any love for a Nasri to Walcott freebie move this week to free up funds for next week?
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1. Christina.
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Nope, not me. Nasri will be toast once gw33 is over anyway. RVP will be enough ARS cover from gw 33-38 for me.
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Fratboy
15 years, 23 days ago
4 point hit worth it?

a) arteta>adam
b) doyle>welbeck
c) no hit, play Walker

other transfer is berbs/tevez>RVP (depending on fitness)
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1. tosey
  15 years, 23 days ago
  why bring welbeck in before man city away where hes likely to be out wide in a 451?
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  1. Fratboy
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Oh yeah...
    
    I'll probably go C to be honest
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2. King Nil Miss ✩
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Mind RVP will rise today..
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James
15 years, 23 days ago
so I have made a somewhat long term plan. Who knows whether I can stick to it! Usually I can.

GW31: Zigic->Hoillet and Barton->Adam
GW32: Begovic->Mignolet
GW33: Coleman->Luiz
GW34: Kelly->3.9 defender
GW35: Huth->Dawson

Awesome!
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1. IAmTheWalrus
  15 years, 23 days ago
  is the attraction of hoillet purely price?
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  1. @ImpressiveTackl
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Yes... but is that a bad thing?
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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      15 years, 23 days ago
      always
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IAmTheWalrus
15 years, 23 days ago
I know there is no quote, i know its unlikely after signing a new contract last year

but i would love it!

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Exclusive-Manchester-United-transfer-news-Inter-Milan-midfielder-Wesley-Sneijder-has-hinted-he-is-ready-to-listen-to-United-overtures-possibly-paving-way-for-a-record-breaking-30m-plus-transfer-article717892.html
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1. Demí
  15 years, 23 days ago
  mmmmmmm 😆
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2. @ImpressiveTackl
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Great player.
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3. MAD
  15 years, 23 days ago
  They usually use those long contracts to inflate the price.
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4. king999
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Yeah, don't really see that happening ... United will be priced out with him having just signed a new contract.
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5. pompeyfan
  15 years, 23 days ago
  No way would he go to Utd. They wouldn't spend the money, they couldn't afford his wages and he wouldn't want to go there due to the weather, city & squad.
  
  When was the last time they signed a truly world class player at the top of their game anyway?
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  1. Manamongst
    15 years, 23 days ago
    You do realise he is Dutch, and the weather sucks there as well? And you also recognize that Milan is in Northern Italy right?
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tosey
15 years, 23 days ago
altho i plan to bring him in i really hope rvp gets injured tonight for 2 reasons

a) makes it more interesting as everyone wont have the same captain

b) itll teach all those that brought him in stupidly early
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1. Made of Stone
  15 years, 23 days ago
  +1
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  1. MADE IN CHARLTON
    15 years, 23 days ago
    -1
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2. Christina.
  15 years, 23 days ago
  So if he is inj what are your trsfr plans?
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  1. tosey
    15 years, 23 days ago
    oh and
    
    c) get to think up a new transfer plan!
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3. Fratboy
  15 years, 23 days ago
  oh man would that be hilarious 😆
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4. TO
  15 years, 23 days ago
  -10000
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5. MAD
  15 years, 23 days ago
  that's bad karma right there... wishing an injury upon someone
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  1. tosey
    15 years, 23 days ago
    well i have wished injuries upon every bristol rovers player every time theyve played for the last 20+ years and nothing bad has happened yet 😉
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    1. hibster
      15 years, 23 days ago
      you've seen the league table right?
      
      (or did you mean to you?)
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6. Manamongst
  15 years, 23 days ago
  +1
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Back on the horse
15 years, 23 days ago
Any crazies still got their WC?
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RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
15 years, 23 days ago
is fabregas due back this week gents?

have nasri and rvp, but i must say, fabs also is quite tempting...sort of.
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Christina.
15 years, 23 days ago
Is it a good idea to bring Luiz prior to Stoke(a)? Stoke have scored in 13/15 of their home games. (One of the CS's were against Blackpool of all teams!)
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1. MAD
  15 years, 23 days ago
  I'm sensing a Stoke upset this weekend actually.
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2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
  15 years, 23 days ago
  why ask the bloody question when you gave the answer?
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  1. Christina.
    15 years, 23 days ago
    I thought i would make it easier for you.
    
    Like a kind of MONKEY puzzle.
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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      15 years, 23 days ago
      what, the tree like?
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Mr Sarcastic
15 years, 23 days ago
GW32 - 34 Torres or Rooney?

That's all.
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1. @ImpressiveTackl
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Rooney ahead of Torres all the way to the end of the season.
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  1. Fratboy
    15 years, 23 days ago
    haven't seen you post in a while mr.35 in the world 😉
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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      15 years, 23 days ago
      😀 haha. Haven't been able to scive in work much and the international break kills me so I try to stay away from the site until a few days before more games.
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      1. Fratboy
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Yeah it sucks!
        
        Without ALT+TAB I would've been fired ages ago 🙂
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mr messi
15 years, 23 days ago
Anyone considering a Newcastle striker this week? Is Best still injured?
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1. @ImpressiveTackl
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Not really. They're all a bit cack aren't they?
  
  It's a real problem this week that most of the teams that have soft games don't offer great options up front or aren't great prepositions for the next few gameweeks. Newcastle and Fulham have good games but their strikers aren't great and the following fixtures are dire. Birmingham and Everton have a decent home fixture but I don't see any options there with Saha injured, Beckford an unsure starter, Zigic a doubt and Jerome and Martins unconvincing. I have to get rid of Saha but absolutely nothing jumps out at me.
  
  If you have RVP then you're already covered Arsenal wise.
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  1. mr messi
    15 years, 23 days ago
    I'm in the same boat - need to get of Saha. I need someone really cheap max 4.8m. Had thought of Welbeck but don't really fancy him away to City.
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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      15 years, 23 days ago
      Yep. Welbeck is one of the names I'm juggling but there are so many cons.
      
      Away to City this GW. He's a slight doubt. Even if he does play he is pushed out wide in a 4-5-1. Gyan is so much safer but then you can't save the money.
      
      Everyone is looking to save money so they can bring in Frank the Tank.
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2. Manamongst
  15 years, 23 days ago
  The guy currently in the lead in our league has pulled out Best several times with lethal results.
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applebonkers
15 years, 23 days ago
angelo matthew looks like he's limped out of the tournament. jamsiep down to even less players
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1. Demí
  15 years, 23 days ago
  nothing a bit of magic spray can't fix surely ?
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  1. applebonkers
    15 years, 23 days ago
    needs some lynx horse placenta
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njfsdkffslkf
15 years, 23 days ago
So Tevez in this week anyone?

Coming around to the idea of him over Suarez (wait until 34)
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1. Fratboy
  15 years, 23 days ago
  I'm debating it, him or Berba out for RVP but can't decide
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  1. @ImpressiveTackl
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Fratboy it's gotta be Berbs > RVP.
    
    I wish I had that option.
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colinbmx
15 years, 23 days ago
I'm contemplating an 8pt hit to get RVP in my team for this weekend (already done Nelsen > Luiz and would need to free up money elsewhere to afford RVP).

Currently considering something like:

Meireles > Steven Reid (good form, only 4.1M, would probably be benched most weeks though)
Zigic > RVP

Worth it? I could get RVP in for Bent or Rooney with only a 4pt hit but I really like the thought of having that front three for the rest of the season. I'd be captaining RVP this week which should offset the hit if he does well.

Usual caveats about him coming through tonight's international apply.
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1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
  15 years, 23 days ago
  that was stupid getting luiz in for an away match wasnt it? that wouldnt be an 8 point hit had you not done that stupid transfer
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  1. MAD
    15 years, 23 days ago
    yeah idiot! *waves fist*
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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      15 years, 23 days ago
      the amount of retards on here lately is disturbing!
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      1. Attila the Bum
        15 years, 23 days ago
        I blame it on the inefficient Fukwitfinder service. What a waste of taxpayers money they are.
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        RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
        15 years, 23 days ago
        agreed. Ever since the enforcer's identity was called into question, the organisation has stumbled. We need to ramp up recruitment
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        Attila the Bum
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Ha, having Undercover Agent Boom as your chief enforcer was a catastrophe. You need to offer more perks to attract a better applicant.
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  2. tosey
    15 years, 23 days ago
    u do have a way with words rbj
    
    but yeh hes right in what hes saying colin
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  3. colinbmx
    15 years, 23 days ago
    It was a good old-fashioned knee jerk, I admit it.
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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      15 years, 23 days ago
      well, learn from it and stop doing it in future.
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      1. colinbmx
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Soz dad.
        
        I reckon I'll just take my medicine and wait til next week.
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  4. Manamongst
    15 years, 23 days ago
    It's only stupid if he burns 8 points. Besides I'm sure it's all relative as he will be stocking up on DGW players.
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Azzy
15 years, 23 days ago
JohanDjourou Johan Djourou
Hey guys hope you all fine? Just finished running outside,the shoulder feels a lot better. Talk to you soon guys.have a good day.
28 seconds ago
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1. Sess!
  15 years, 23 days ago
  I'd love him to be fit for the double
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RMT's Professor
15 years, 23 days ago
Just came across this website called ratemyteam.co.uk
It gives you points predictions for each player in your team and allows you to see predictions for any other player. It's pretty cool.
Anyone else come across this?
What do you think of the numbers?
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1. Kings of Lyon ★
  15 years, 23 days ago
  i prefer ratemytits.com
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  1. Attila the Bum
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Me too, especially as Charlie Adam appears on both.
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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      15 years, 23 days ago
      he'l get a 9 in both imo.
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    2. Holy See
      15 years, 23 days ago
      😆
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2. Retro
  15 years, 23 days ago
  I rate my own team and come to the conclusion that it's brilliant.
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  1. Kings of Lyon ★
    15 years, 23 days ago
    😀
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Demí
15 years, 23 days ago
The transfer of Benfica's Fabio Coentrao to Bayern München is nearly done, according to "O Jogo". About 25m € fee.
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Drip Doctor
15 years, 23 days ago
http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6839792,00.html

In other words.. i made a mistake dropping Berbatov and have treated him like sh!t. He will be playing.
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1. @ImpressiveTackl
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Where do you get that interpretation from?!
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  1. Drip Doctor
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Wait and see. I guarantee Berbatov will start this GW.
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    1. Funkyav
      15 years, 23 days ago
      how can you guarantee this?
      
      moron
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    2. FPLord
      15 years, 23 days ago
      ..then I'm afraid you'll miss out on 2 points, mate
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    3. Fratboy
      15 years, 23 days ago
      you can't say that with certainty, but thanks for the article
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    4. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      15 years, 23 days ago
      funkyav, he was a moron before he typed anything...f*cking bieber...muppet
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      1. Drip Doctor
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Yeah real moron. I mentioned getting Fabregas earlier in the week and i believe you said "You're mad, he a k unt." And now today, you're mentioning it. Also, slating everyone else for asking if they should get this person or that and then come Friday, that is all you do. Hypocritical much?
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Phillips
15 years, 23 days ago
Which 3 to play from these:
Smalling, R Johnson, Barton, Young, Torres
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1. Kings of Lyon ★
  15 years, 23 days ago
  torres young barton
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  1. Phillips
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Sorry, should have said, I need 1 defender to make the 3.
    Currently got it on R Johnson, Barton, Young.
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    1. RMT's Professor
      15 years, 23 days ago
      http://ratemyteam.co.uk/team.php?userid=1051273
      
      This is what ratemyteam thinks.
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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      15 years, 23 days ago
      Ah... i though it seemed too easy... I'd go with that then. Obv Torres 1st sub.
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MADE IN CHARLTON
15 years, 23 days ago
CRICKET

Do one Malinga. Come on Murail clean up the rest of the NZ wickets.
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1. Holy See
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Muri Muri. Way to finish lad.
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2. Attila the Bum
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Oi!
  Malinga is my diff. I've already slayed the beast Jamsie P and now am aiming to topple Bonkers. A good few wickets by Malinga would be most appreciated.
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Jimjam
15 years, 23 days ago
Thinking about this transfer plan for the next few weeks. Chasing a 70 point lead and have an almost identical team to my rival, so need to change things up.

GW31: Rafael -> Luiz (free)
GW32: Nasri, Meireles, VDV -> Lampard, Adam, O'Hara (1 free, 8pt hit)
GW33: no transfer
GW34: Rooney & Zigic -> Suarez & Gyan/Welbeck (2 frees)

Which would give me this team by GW34:

Foster
Luiz, Coleman, Huth, Kolarov, Djourou
Lampard, Nani, Downing, Adam, O'Hara
Van Persie, Suarez, Welbeck/Gyan
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1. @ImpressiveTackl
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Taking out VDV in GW32 when Spurs are at home to Stoke doesn't seem like a great move to me. Nor does taking Rooney out in GW34 when he's at home to Everton. I'm sure there are Champions League concerns that could perhaps justify these moves but they just don't feel right.
  
  It seems most people are set on taking an 8 point hit to shoehorn Lampard into their team by any means necessary before GW33. If I were you I would reconsider the Rafael > Luiz mov this week and instead maybe do it in GW33 for no hit. Also I would save the Rooney > Suarez move until GW35.
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  1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
    15 years, 23 days ago
    once again, i cant believe the amount of idiots taking hits to get luiz in for an away game, let alone a home game.
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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      15 years, 23 days ago
      Gotta agree with RBJ here. Luiz looks great long-term but Stoke away is not a soft game. Luiz can wait.
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Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
15 years, 23 days ago
Hmmm. This is very nearly a defendable total ...
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applebonkers
15 years, 23 days ago
CRICKET
fairytale ending for murali
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1. Demí
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Who writes these scripts
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  1. applebonkers
    15 years, 23 days ago
    imagine tendulkar gets his 100th hundred in the final. scenes
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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
      15 years, 23 days ago
      It'll be like Spartacus!!! 🙂
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    2. Attila the Bum
      15 years, 23 days ago
      He won't, he'll get 99 in the match against Pakistan - which India loses.
      I write the scripts, and I'm a right c*nt.
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      1. applebonkers
        15 years, 23 days ago
        😆 does he get a 100mph full-toss straight in the balls from akhtar. then due to his height it's lbw?
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Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
15 years, 23 days ago
At last! One of my all rounders has a wicket!
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1. Holy See
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Mmm (c) Dilshan again, if Malinga can clean up the tail he might get motm methinks.
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  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Early days for any of that yet, Holy See!
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  2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
    15 years, 23 days ago
    My captain has 30 points, so far!
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    1. Holy See
      15 years, 23 days ago
      Hope Dilshan knocks a ton there now, 50 each for Tharanga & Jay. Not greedy me 😉
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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        15 years, 23 days ago
        I would like some for Thuranga, anyway ...
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Kings of Lyon ★
15 years, 23 days ago
Any of you guy heard much of a band called 'Steel Panther'? Just came on my Ipod there and I forgot how good they are 😀
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Locarno
15 years, 23 days ago
FACT

Tim Southee has more Test sixes than Don Bradman.
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  15 years, 23 days ago
  However, he gets out rather more often ...
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2. Locarno
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Which stood him in good stead today. 🙄
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  1. Attila the Bum
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Timing.
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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
      15 years, 23 days ago
      Like one of those hoiks that dribble out to the leg side ... 😀
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      1. Attila the Bum
        15 years, 23 days ago
        At your age I bet your always getting little hoiks that dribble out of your leg side. 😛
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        Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        15 years, 23 days ago
        No - I'm fortunate in that regard - I can still fire it over the booth ... 😉
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        Attila the Bum
        15 years, 23 days ago
        😆
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        Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        15 years, 23 days ago
        It's the other two legs that are fecked ... 😉
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John Easten
15 years, 23 days ago
My line up on GW31!

Foster
Clichy Luiz Smalling
Nani Lampard Adam Fabregas
Suarez Persie Hernandez

Sub Stockdale Barton Walker Baird

Who i s should captain in GW31? any suggestion anyone....
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1. Drip Doctor
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Captain Fabregas if you're chasing. RVP if you want to play it safe. Hernandez won't start.
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  1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
    15 years, 23 days ago
    rufl1g....dont listen to this idiot.
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    1. John Easten
      15 years, 23 days ago
      O.k....o.k....
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    2. Drip Doctor
      15 years, 23 days ago
      It's common sense RBJ. Berbatov came off the bench and scored the winner in the last match. He's their top scorer. Hernandez has been away on international duty. Berbatov hasn't. But yeah..don't listen to this idiot.
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  2. John Easten
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Hernandez won't start? Then who should i go for?
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    1. Mulder
      15 years, 23 days ago
      Why wouldn't hernandez start? ruflg just wait until friday to get some info on teamsheets. Like your team though!
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      1. John Easten
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Thanks!
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    2. Attila the Bum
      15 years, 23 days ago
      General rule of thumb on FFScout - the more confidence people deliver a statement that cannot possibly be known - the more truckloads of salt to take it with.
      No-one outside of Manchester United know whether Hernandez will or will not start with any certainty.
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      1. Louis Van Balls
        15 years, 23 days ago
        True, but common sense says he won't start as he will have played 2 games in 5 days for Mexico.
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        Attila the Bum
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Yeah fair point, I'm just offering a word of caution. Quite often you see on here that there is absolutely no chance that someone will play, only for them to bag a brace.
        Consider your sources and all that, but as you say, he has just been playing for Mexico so its likely he might be rested.
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    3. @ImpressiveTackl
      15 years, 23 days ago
      Lol. You listened even though RBJ warned you.
      
      If you want to believe Bieber then play Barton ahead of Hernandez.
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      1. John Easten
        15 years, 23 days ago
        I think i would rather stick with hernandez. If he didn't play, then the game would auto sub him.
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Attila the Bum
15 years, 23 days ago
Tevez better not do anything this gameweek. I'm set on kicking the bugger to touch on Friday, sick of him doing nowt when I expect decent hauls.
If that little orc burns me I'll make him even uglier than his mother did.
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  15 years, 23 days ago
  How are your plants?
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  1. Attila the Bum
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Going quite well, as I said it's my first time trying this shizz out so I'm finding my natural impatience the biggest trial. I want to plant a seed, then be eating the tomatoes the next day, feck all this waiting around. 🙂
    It's a good lesson I suppose. My courgettes have just sprouted, so I'll be transplanting them by the end of the week hopefully. No sign of the cape gooseberries I planted at the same time though. Chilli plants have extra leaves as do the peppers, looking quite good. I think.
    How's yours?
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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
      15 years, 23 days ago
      Yes, in good shape - tomatoes now got a pair of proper leaves each. Waiting on my fagiolini to sprout.
      
      Courgettes are very rewarding. Where are you going to grow them?
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      1. Attila the Bum
        15 years, 23 days ago
        I thought in a vege bag in the greenhouse. Would that be alright?
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        Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Not really - they need an amazing amount of room. You can grow them in a very large bag, but bear in mind that their tendrils grow out to as much as fourteen feet. Also, the weather near Dublin should suit them outside ...
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        Attila the Bum
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Jeez 14 feet?! Well they'll have to make do with a grow bag, greedy buggers 🙂
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        Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        15 years, 23 days ago
        You'll need to be a greedy bugger if they do well ... 😉
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        Attila the Bum
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Good the more productive the better. I want the greenhouse to be a cross of Day of the Triffids and Little Shop of Horrors.
        Thanks for the recipes - they look pretty damned tasty
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        Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        15 years, 23 days ago
        http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/18/nigel-slater-courgette-recipes
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        Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Try this:
        
        http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/18/nigel-slater-courgette-recipes
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        Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Sorry - double post ... 😳
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      2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
        15 years, 23 days ago
        waiting on your fagiolini to sprout?! Is that code for applebonkers hiding in your closet?
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        Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Nope. It's code for dwarf beans arising from the soil ... 😉
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    2. Retro
      15 years, 23 days ago
      I've just bought an actual house with, like, actual trees and stuff in the garden. It's going to look like Birnam wood within a year.
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      1. Attila the Bum
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Fantastic! Get some fruit trees and a good vedge patch on the go.
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2. Boom!!!
  15 years, 23 days ago
  *edited by admin*
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  1. Attila the Bum
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Calm down Susan.
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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      15 years, 23 days ago
      whats this mongoloid's problem?
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      1. Attila the Bum
        15 years, 23 days ago
        Dunno, eld Boom seems quite agitated.
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3. Retro
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Yikes. I was about to make a joke about Neymar's hairstyle and thought it was inappropriate. And then you post this!
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  1. Attila the Bum
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Yeah a little harsh in hindsight. But there you go, he isn't pretty and neither are his point hauls lately.
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    1. Fratboy
      15 years, 23 days ago
      I f*cking loved it, went from :O to 😆
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4. sy
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Waiting on his fitness before getting rid of him as he has served me well over the season.
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5. @ImpressiveTackl
  15 years, 23 days ago
  +1
  
  Kicked the ugly old troll to the curb last week. This gameweek was the only one I was worrying about. Right now Citeh are sheeeeyite though and Tevez is out of form. Everything bar this one good fixture says Tevez should be exchanged for someone who provides more value for money and more profitable long term fixtures.
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Mak_Gold
15 years, 23 days ago
Team:

Foster/Al-Habsi,
Coleman/RJ/Simpson/Rafael/Djourou,
Nani/Nasri/Barton/VdV/Adam,
Tevez/RVP/Berba.(0.9 in bank,1 free transfer)

Any transfer suggestions?Already have Nasri so don't know if I should be bothered with getting Fabs back.Doubling up on Arsenal hasn't proved to be a great strategy in the past.
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1. Louis Van Balls
  15 years, 23 days ago
  I would focus on changing up your back line as you only have 3 fit defenders.
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2. Boom!!!
  15 years, 23 days ago
  save ur transfer this week or do rafa to luiz imo...
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  1. Mak_Gold
    15 years, 23 days ago
    cheers both!rafa to luiz is the best option i agree.
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Attila the Bum
15 years, 23 days ago
Any Dutch types or those knowledgeable about Dutch football?
Newcastle being linked to two players in the Dutch league - Kolbeinn Sigthorsson from AZ and Georginio Wijnaldum from Feyenoord. The latter is pretty handy on Football Manager, but I've no real knowledge of either of those players. Are they any good? I'm loathe to do the youtube scouting as it's a waste of time generally. They only show the good bits.
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1. In Like Flynn.
  15 years, 23 days ago
  Watch out for them Attila, could be a couple of cloggers.
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  1. Attila the Bum
    15 years, 23 days ago
    Ha!
    As a Lancashire lad I don't mind a bit of clogs, it's in the DNA 🙂
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