Sunday Dugout Discussion

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

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Hermansen

Gabriel Magalhães
van Dijk
Porro
Mukiele

Bruno Fernandes
Salah
Simons

Watkins
Thiago
Bowen

Woodman
Mavropanos
Dewsbury-Hall
Le Fée

GW34 Captain Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	99.0%	Maybe
Tarkowski	EVE	5.7m	99.6%	Maybe
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	97.4%	Maybe
M.Salah	LIV	14.0m	95.7%	Maybe
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	89.0%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.7m	87.7%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	87.6%	Unlikely
Darlow	LEE	3.9m	85.0%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.1m	82.2%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	80.6%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	80.1%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	78.3%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	76.4%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	74.7%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	70.8%	Unlikely
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	73.4%	Unlikely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	74.8%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	73.5%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	70.5%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	69.6%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.3m	68.8%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	66.3%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	65.4%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	64.7%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	63.0%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	61.8%	Unlikely
N.Williams	NFO	4.8m	60.6%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	6.2m	57.2%	Unlikely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	54.7%	Unlikely
Muñoz	CRY	5.8m	54.2%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	54.3%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.2m	52.6%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	52.4%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	51.6%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	49.1%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	47.7%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	46.8%	Unlikely
Havertz	ARS	7.3m	46.0%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	45.5%	Unlikely
Mykolenko	EVE	4.9m	42.2%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Iwobi	FUL	6.3m	100.5%	Very Likely
Semenyo	MCI	8.2m	100.5%	Very Likely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	100.5%	Very Likely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.6m	100.2%	Very Likely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	100.0%	Very Likely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	100.1%	Very Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	100.0%	Very Likely
Senesi	BOU	5.2m	100.0%	Maybe
Welbeck	BHA	6.3m	99.9%	Maybe
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	98.7%	Maybe
Guéhi	MCI	5.1m	98.1%	Maybe
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	96.8%	Maybe
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	96.6%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.5%	Maybe
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	94.1%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	93.4%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	92.8%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	92.5%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	92.2%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	14.5m	99.0%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.8m	89.4%	Unlikely
João Pedro	CHE	7.6m	81.3%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	88.5%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.5m	87.9%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	88.5%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	87.3%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.1m	85.5%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	81.9%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	78.1%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	77.9%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	76.7%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	73.4%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	74.8%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.4m	73.1%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.1m	69.1%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	69.5%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	69.1%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	68.1%	Unlikely
N.Gonzalez	MCI	5.9m	66.5%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	65.3%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Raya Martin	ARS	C, Vs
Down	Donnarumma	MCI	B
Up	Pickford	EVE	C
Up	Roefs	SUN	A
Down	Verbruggen	BHA	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, £
No Change	Henderson	CRY	B

Last updated: 24 Apr, 2026 4:30pm

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

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	C
Up	Rice	ARS	C, Vs
Up	Wilson	FUL	B
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	A
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	C, Rest
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B
Up	Gibbs-White	NFO	A, VsX
Up	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	B, £
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £
Down	Palmer	CHE	C
Down	Tavernier	BOU	C, £

Last updated: 24 Apr, 2026 4:38pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
Up	Thiago	BRE	A
Up	Bowen	WHU	A
Up	Watkins	AVL	A
Down	Welbeck	BHA	B
Down	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C
Down	João Pedro	CHE	C

Last updated: 24 Apr, 2026 4:41pm

GW34 Transfers Poll

[sbu_large_image] Fixtures

3 April 2011 2244 comments

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For those without Wayne Rooney owners, Saturday was a painful day (I bet you did better than me though). Hopefully there’s something on offer this Mothering Sunday, with two Premier League fixtures to close the gameweek out (good riddance).

The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open in time for Blackpool’s trip to Craven Cottage. The team sheets have been handed in and read like this…

Fulham XI: Schwarzer, Baird, Hughes, Hangeland, Salcido, Duff, Etuhu, Murphy, Dempsey, Zamora, Dembele
Blackpool XI: Kingson, Baptiste, Cathcart, Evatt, Crainey, Grandin, Adam, Vaughan, Ormerod, Beattie, Taylor-Fletcher

Fantasy favourites Charlie Adam and Clint Dempsey both feature as does Fulham striker Bobby Zamora. That’s his first league start since his injury back in gameweek three, and his presence relegates Andy Johnson to the bench. Other than that, Fulham line-up as expected.

As for the visitor’s, DJ Campbell competes his three-match suspension today, which allows Brett Ormerod to play alongside Gary Taylor-Fletcher and James Beattie up front.

On a more comical note, Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed has erected a statue of Michael Jackson outside Craven Cottage. No, really.

That monstrosity aside, and it’s perhaps the final game of the day at Eastlands that has our interest, as Man City play hosts to Sunderland. Will Carlos Tevez’s owners be rewarded for holding on? I hope so.

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Art Vandelay
15 years, 25 days ago
Is Valencia a rotation risk, or is he as secure as Nani (used to be..)?
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1. Demí
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Valencia and Nani are both equal risks.
  I thought that would've been obvious
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  1. TorresMagic™
    15 years, 25 days ago
    Time for a new gravatar me thinks...
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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      15 years, 25 days ago
      time for a new name AND gravatar!!!
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      1. TorresMagic™
        15 years, 25 days ago
        Keep stuffing your chickens.
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        disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        15 years, 25 days ago
        ok TorresTragic
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        TorresMagic™
        15 years, 25 days ago
        That's been used by me as a username. 😉
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  2. TommyK
    15 years, 25 days ago
    I'd actually say nani is more of a risk- Valgencia's nailed on for the right and Nani has competition from Giggs/park on the left flank......
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    1. Art Vandelay
      15 years, 25 days ago
      Thanks, that is what I thought. He has also only had a very short season, so should not need "resting".
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bigbigbaz
15 years, 25 days ago
about to pull the trigger on tevez -> bent and kelly -> luiz? what ye think?
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1. TorresMagic™
  15 years, 25 days ago
  What's the rush?
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  1. bigbigbaz
    15 years, 25 days ago
    no real rush but worried that a price rise will mean that i have less money to fix the rest of my sh1t team
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    1. TorresMagic™
      15 years, 25 days ago
      Neither are rising tonight, Kelly may drop though. Wouldn't want to get a CL injury along the way for a hit.
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      1. bigbigbaz
        15 years, 25 days ago
        well Luiz is cup tied and bent has nothing to do but polish his scoring boots (hopefully).propbably should wait till friday though...
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        TorresMagic™
        15 years, 25 days ago
        I was talking about the MU, Chelsea players apart from Luiz & VDV.
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Mr Sarcastic
15 years, 25 days ago
Looks like that r.johnson assist stayed.
Dissapointed = me
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1. TorresMagic™
  15 years, 25 days ago
  It's not over yet.
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  1. TommyK
    15 years, 25 days ago
    I sort of feel I deserve that assist, after the cruel denial of kolorov's......
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    1. Jonah
      15 years, 25 days ago
      As far as I can see neither was an assist. Neither should have been given.
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2. PFOR
  15 years, 25 days ago
  They usually change on Mondays.
  
  If it's still there tomorrow evening then it's staying.
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  1. FPL Daniel
    15 years, 25 days ago
    All assists are reviewed within 24 hours of the game finishing.
    
    This is from rules
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3. TorresMagic™
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Wow, it may change after all.
  
  http://www.fantasyleague.com/Classic/Stats/ResultsAndFixtures.aspx
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  1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
    15 years, 25 days ago
    does that mean kolarov will get the assist too??
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    1. PFOR
      15 years, 25 days ago
      When did you return? Haven't seen you post in about 5 months.
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      1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
        15 years, 25 days ago
        lol i been on totalfpl and writing my dissertation along with holidays
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    2. TorresMagic™
      15 years, 25 days ago
      That's a different game. Just noticed Kolarov there myself. Thinking the RJ assist will disappear in the next 12 hours.
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  2. Gargamel
    15 years, 25 days ago
    I'm sorry but what's that site about TM?
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    1. TorresMagic™
      15 years, 25 days ago
      It's another FPL game. I use it as a reference for assists.
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herman murman
15 years, 25 days ago
ha ha. just saw the MJ statue. What da Fek?
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1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
  15 years, 25 days ago
  fulham fans must be so proud...
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disparate dan - a reasonabl…
15 years, 25 days ago
lol @ the hated family's version of queen's fat bottom girls
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1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  15 years, 25 days ago
  and gaga's telephone
  
  so f*cked up
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  1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    15 years, 25 days ago
    and now ozzy's crazy train
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TommyK
15 years, 25 days ago
Anyone else think that they should introduce a multiple assist rule for next season?

i.e.- if there is a doubt over which player from a team got the decisive touch then award it to both?
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1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
  15 years, 25 days ago
  no
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2. PFOR
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Trebling up on Stoke would be the way to go next season if that were the case 🙂
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3. 1966 was a great year for E…
  15 years, 25 days ago
  They used to have a 'second assist' rule, for when someone assists the assister. It was crap, far too badly defined, and they dropped it after 1 season.
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  1. bigbigbaz
    15 years, 25 days ago
    no way - how many years ago was that? i've been playing for 6 yrs now - love it so much!
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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      15 years, 25 days ago
      Not sure, I was thinking about 5 or 6 years ago, must be longer. Used to just be 3 points for MOTM too, no 1, 2 and 3 BPs.
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  2. PFOR
    15 years, 25 days ago
    How many points was it worth?
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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      15 years, 25 days ago
      I think it was 3, not sure though.
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      1. PFOR
        15 years, 25 days ago
        Wow, Fabregas would become essential again if that were around again.
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        Team Hayemaker
        15 years, 25 days ago
        and Bale:
        
        Bale crosses for Crouch who nods down for VdV!
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4. Gargamel
  15 years, 25 days ago
  No
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ArcticJunkie
15 years, 25 days ago
Chelsea 8-0 Wigan

Anything like this again would be nice, Lampard(C) GW32 😉
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1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  15 years, 25 days ago
  think those days are gone...
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  1. 1966 was a great year for E…
    15 years, 25 days ago
    If there's one team that could pull it out of the bag, it's Wigan.
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2. Jimmers
  15 years, 25 days ago
  In the middle of a CL Qf with United the Wigan game will be one to win with the minimum of effort
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...---...
15 years, 25 days ago
Please, don't shoot me down in flames but - crazy as it might seem - I think it's Torres Time!

WIG, wba, (BIR, WHM) loom tantalisingly ahead and goals are as assured as they ever will be. Roman Abramovich has started to lose face and Ancelloti will have been made well aware of it. Be sure that Torres will be teed up left, right and centre to get off the mark.

As I've said before, when the first one comes, the second will quickly follow. Where better to start off than against the team your new club mates rattled 8 past in the corresponding fixture last season?
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1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
  15 years, 25 days ago
  i always go with form
  
  torres form = 0
  
  speaks volumes
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  1. Syd.
    15 years, 25 days ago
    I might take a punt at him as he will be a differential and i need something to spark my team into life..
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  2. bigbigbaz
    15 years, 25 days ago
    very true - my defoe transfer brings this in
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  3. ...---...
    15 years, 25 days ago
    Jaf...form isn't always everything; look no further than RVP this weekend. Sometimes we've got to read between the lines.
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2. PFOR
  15 years, 25 days ago
  1 shot on targer in the last 5 games - yes please 😕
  
  Drogba maybe, but I wouldnt touch 'Nando unless he shows some tiny bit of form.
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  1. PFOR
    15 years, 25 days ago
    Bleurgh, *target
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    1. ...---...
      15 years, 25 days ago
      If only the stats were the be all and end all Pencil! As I've said before, give me enough numbers and I could prove the sky is green. Lies, damn lies and OPTAs!
      
      It's Torres Time Pencil. Don't miss the Choo-Choo!
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3. Mulder
  15 years, 25 days ago
  I really hope you're right. Im stuck wtih Torres but getting rid of him before these fixtures and a DGWK just doesn't seem right.
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4. Camzy
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Absolutely not.
  
  Form and stats aren't on your side. Besides, Drogba looks more promising.
  
  Don't go against form, I've tried it, and it doesn't work. It also seems like you're choosing a differential just because you need one.
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PFOR
15 years, 25 days ago
What's this about a Kolarov assist? I'm resigned to losing RJ's but a Kolarov one would be nice. Didn't watch the game.
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1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
  15 years, 25 days ago
  for vieiras goal kolarov hit it across the floor and it touched lescotts foot before vieira blasted it in
  
  on that site torresmagic posted they gave th assist to both kolarov + lescott but rite now lescott has the assist
  
  i also think fpl are rethinking it because for about 5 minutes the assist was removed from lescott
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  1. PFOR
    15 years, 25 days ago
    Danke.
    
    We should know by midday tomorrow.
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  2. Reacher
    15 years, 25 days ago
    so in your opinion do u think he will be awarded it?
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    1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
      15 years, 25 days ago
      well last season a similar sort of incident ocurred i think it was for hull and they gave an assist to 2 players
      
      i hope it wud happen now because truthfully if nethin lescott wuda fuked up the chance rather then assist nething
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      1. TorresMagic™
        15 years, 25 days ago
        Are you sure about 2 players getting the assist last season? Highly doubtful.
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        Jafstar - TheRedDevil
        15 years, 25 days ago
        ye i remember this happened because my mate and i had 2 hull players and we each got an assist with only 1 goal scored
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  3. TorresMagic™
    15 years, 25 days ago
    had that been a Sunderland defender, Kolarov would get the assist. Don't think he will in this case. Very similar to RJ assist although he didn't touch it.
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Reacher
15 years, 25 days ago
just got in ppl so sorry if this question has been asked a thousand times! but will kolarov be awarded the assist for the viera goal?? opinions please bbc sport said he got it.
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1. Demí
  15 years, 25 days ago
  check the post above yours, which jafstar has so eloquently described
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  1. Reacher
    15 years, 25 days ago
    yeah just noticed lol
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2. HuttonDressedasLahm
  15 years, 25 days ago
  No chance, as i have him!!
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ArcticJunkie
15 years, 25 days ago
Lescott managed to get some sort of last touch on the ball from Kolarov's perfect cross for Toure to score.
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1. ArcticJunkie
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Oops, sorry Viera
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disparate dan - a reasonabl…
15 years, 25 days ago
is everyone watching louis?!!

i feel so sorry for the kids
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1. Attila the Bum
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Mental isn't it?
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  1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    15 years, 25 days ago
    truly
    
    i have to applaud louis for not losing his rag, especially when they played that anti-semetic video earlier
    
    yowzers
    
    i'd be like that guy off the panorama documentary about scientology when he started screaming
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2. Bubbles
  15 years, 25 days ago
  It's mind numbingly retarded.
  
  The worst part is the complete brain washing of the kids. Absolutely horrible.
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  1. HuttonDressedasLahm
    15 years, 25 days ago
    If only they could see that they are a tiny place in a huge country, in a gigantic world and that nobody gives a damn what they think!! Unfortunately they think they are gods radio to earth!! Idiots.
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disparate dan - a reasonabl…
15 years, 25 days ago
how long has the fpl proper been going? and who here can go the furthest back on their history page?
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1. 1966 was a great year for E…
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Think history only goes back 4 years, however long you've been playing. I think I've been playing since about 2002/3, all merges together though...
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SuperDorrans
15 years, 25 days ago
Really can't wait for next season, made so many ridiculous decisions this year......

Rule number one, less point hits!
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1. Demí
  15 years, 25 days ago
  sometimes points hits are good though
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2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  15 years, 25 days ago
  aye
  
  next season will be my year!!!!!!
  
  and liverpool's.
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3. David Davros
  15 years, 25 days ago
  I think this weekend is the first weekend i've felt like that - partly due to Leicester and Arsenal being a bit too far off the pace to see them coming out with anything. Always gets to the point where you look forward to a clean start and some summer transfers!
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  1. SuperDorrans
    15 years, 25 days ago
    +100000000000000000000
    
    Can't wait.
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4. PFOR
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Point hits are fine if necessary. My problem this year was that I always had a transfer I needed to make. Never content with my team so there were no luxury weeks where I could take a punt on someone.
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  1. SuperDorrans
    15 years, 25 days ago
    They are fine if you do them now and again, like every 3-4 weeks but over the last four gameweeks I've spent 32 points in hits, crazy looking back on it.
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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      15 years, 25 days ago
      Next year will be easier, it's just been a really odd year with so many out of form and many players having 1 stormer followed by 8 rubbish weeks
      Probably much more a "lucky" game this year
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      1. SuperDorrans
        15 years, 25 days ago
        Definitely, I've noticed more that the teams with a few more differentials in have done better this season than the FFS generic team.
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alsybach
15 years, 25 days ago
Louis Theroux needs to borrow my uzi 9 millimetre and blast the f*ck out of these c*nts..........
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Syd.
15 years, 25 days ago
What is the general consensus on what will happen to Rooney tomorrow?

A warning, a fine or a ban?
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1. Gargamel
  15 years, 25 days ago
  I think nothing at all
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2. Demí
  15 years, 25 days ago
  A fine. If he gets a ban it would be f*kin ridiculous
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  1. HuttonDressedasLahm
    15 years, 25 days ago
    A ban would lead to a world of trouble for the fa. Think Manu may pre empt a fine by donating his weekly wage to a kids charity or something??
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3. PFOR
  15 years, 25 days ago
  A fine IMO
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4. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  15 years, 25 days ago
  for continuity and fairness he should get hit hard
  
  a la drogba/barcelona
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  1. PFOR
    15 years, 25 days ago
    1) That was UEFA, not the FA.
    
    2) Drogba's was attacking the referees and it was more clear what he was saying. Rooney's was more spur the moment "F*cking yeeeeees!" kind of thing.
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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      15 years, 25 days ago
      I'd prefer that to Gerrand getting off with the camera when he scores...
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5. David Davros
  15 years, 25 days ago
  What was it he said?
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  1. Demí
    15 years, 25 days ago
    f*kin hell f*kin what f*kin
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    1. Gargamel
      15 years, 25 days ago
      To be honest the worst punishment in the story was that people actually got to see him acting like that.
      
      Absolutely nobody in the whole world will have watched that and thought to themselves 'WHOAH WAYNE, YOU'RE SUCH A COOL DUDE!'
      
      He could barely string six words together and the whole world saw it.
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      1. Locarno
        15 years, 25 days ago
        Yeah, but if you thought Spud was anything more than an uncouth, thick, granny-shagging lout, you've been living in a cave for eight years.
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    2. David Davros
      15 years, 25 days ago
      Oh?!
      
      So he wasn't even making a point?
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      1. Demí
        15 years, 25 days ago
        don't think so
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  2. Syd.
    15 years, 25 days ago
    *@#% "!&^ ~~## off
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6. applebonkers
  15 years, 25 days ago
  a small fine. otherwise players will think they can swear like the tony yeboah of tourettes then simply give a generic apology and get away scot-free.
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7. Locarno
  15 years, 25 days ago
  I think a ban. He chose the FIRST game of the new Respect campaign for his rant. The FA will see that as a giant middle finger, look back at the Drogba incident and ban him for three games.
  
  Buggu-marked.
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  1. Locarno
    15 years, 25 days ago
    *think it should be a fine, BTW. He could give it to a Tourette's charity.
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  2. Syd.
    15 years, 25 days ago
    Drogba was banned by UEFA...
    
    This is the FA we are talking about..
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    1. Locarno
      15 years, 25 days ago
      Thought you were leaving the comments to your more intelligent kids, or summint?
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      1. Syd.
        15 years, 25 days ago
        They were very upset at seeing Mister Potato head from Toy Story swear...
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        Locarno
        15 years, 25 days ago
        🙂 And they were probably wondering where all his braincells had gone as well...
        
        Trust Rooney to bang in a title-winning hat-trick and still be condemned by half the country.
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  3. PFOR
    15 years, 25 days ago
    If it's a ban, I'd say no more than 1 game.
    
    Bleurgh if it's any more.
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  4. applebonkers
    15 years, 25 days ago
    there was a point which was brought up by a journo today that the drogba incident was drogba questioning the integrity of an official, whereas rooney was simply having a bit of a 'in your face, i'm wayne rooney and i just scored a f***ing hattrick mother f***ers' rant.
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      15 years, 25 days ago
      +100000000
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    2. Locarno
      15 years, 25 days ago
      Agreed. Just saying what I think will happen, not what I think should happen.
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    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      15 years, 25 days ago
      Exactly, he wasn't banned for swearing, but for questioning the integrity of uefa
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8. AP
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Read the telegraph article on it. It's spot on.
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  1. Demí
    15 years, 25 days ago
    +10000000
    
    Read that today
    
    here it is http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/8424946/Mark-Ogden-Manchester-Uniteds-Wayne-Rooney-should-not-be-punished-by-FA-for-swearing-outburst-against-West-Ham.html
    
    Also Sean Custis from the sun i think on sunday supplement talking about wayne being an angry man, and not enjoying his football even after scoring a hatty
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    1. AP
      15 years, 25 days ago
      It's hilarious, managers! Shout far far worse every single game. It's the fact that the camera was there that there is such a hoo hah, but all footballers swear their faces off every single game, if the ref had a mic it would be absolute carnage. Plus the fact it's Rooney and people are dying to stick the boot in. They can't do it about his form anymore so this is just the tonic. Pathetic really.
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      1. David Davros
        15 years, 25 days ago
        Absolutely, is that not exactly the point though, that he did it into the camera?
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      2. applebonkers
        15 years, 25 days ago
        AP this is garbage
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    2. David Davros
      15 years, 25 days ago
      That article makes fair points but kind of misses the point at hand imo, which to me isn't that children will go round doing it - just that he shouldn't have done it.
      
      He's a professional at the end of the day so should act like one - don't get me wrong, it's far from a big thing, so it shouldn't be blown out of proportion, but similarly not glossed over just because it's not going to make children go around swearing.
      
      To be honest though he apologised, which i think should be the end of it.
      
      Still a c**t though!
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  2. Syd.
    15 years, 25 days ago
    The journos have been putting the boot in today saying that he is some kind of low life and thats what you should expect from somebody of his upbringing. Some of them even tried to blame SAF for it which I thought was pretty strange thing to say
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  3. Gargamel
    15 years, 25 days ago
    Shit article imo. He's basically saying that he thinks his own kid didn't react to it and therefore no other kid did either. 30 hours after the incident he will have absolutely no idea on how his kid really reacted to it all.
    
    Please don't confuse this with some ABU rant, I personally think he should get away with it since he apologized and recoginzed it wasn't the smartest thing to do, but that man Mark Ogden doesn't seem to be the sharpest knife in the drawer to me.
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9. Marknlard
  15 years, 25 days ago
  I hope Rooney receives the maximum punishment...which is all of his FPL points this week being cancelled.
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Utterly Fabregasted
15 years, 25 days ago
Nani, Dempsey, Vdv... Who to drop for lamps?
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Same prob, but saw that vdv had 4 homes in 5!!
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1966 was a great year for E…
15 years, 25 days ago
I've said it before and I'll say it again:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThinkOfTheChildren

Massive fuss over nothing.
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1. applebonkers
  15 years, 25 days ago
  it's not really nothing though. i don't remember it ever happening in 19 years of premier league football
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  1. 1966 was a great year for E…
    15 years, 25 days ago
    Miked up pitchside cameras haven't been around for that whole 19 years, but I see your point. Presumably Sky could have cut to another camera if they chose to.
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disparate dan - a reasonabl…
15 years, 25 days ago
fact of the day:

jason lee (my name is earl) has a son named Pilot Inspektor
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1. 1966 was a great year for E…
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Fact of the day 2:
  
  Jason Lee (Nottingham Forest) had a pineapple on his head.
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  1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    15 years, 25 days ago
    aww i remember him
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Hungover 96
15 years, 25 days ago
Right now my front three are: Rooney, RVP and Anelka.

I'm not sure I'm comfortable with Anelka up there - thoughr Chelsea would start to fight back, and given Anelka's performance against Copenhagen, I expected more, but he's a massive rotation risk, and I just don't see him justifying his cost.

Who to replace him with? Only 0.2 in the bank, but since I'm going to swap Nani out for someone, what do you lads think my best options are to Nani/Anelka?
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Next week anelka to bent, Newcastle are withhold nolanand tiote
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dadoune30
15 years, 25 days ago
Try to find the Premier League player in below anagram:

MARK IN RAIN JET
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Jiranek
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  1. dadoune30
    15 years, 25 days ago
    Yep good mate.. Much more in Anagram Competition tomorrow @ 8 pm on TotalFPL..
    All anagrams will include TotalFPL/FFS member names to find either:
    1. Premier League Players
    2. European teams
    3. Players in Europe
    
    Come enjoy. Fun guaranteed.. 😆
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disparate dan - a reasonabl…
15 years, 25 days ago
test...
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1. PFOR
  15 years, 25 days ago
  ...icle
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HuttonDressedasLahm
15 years, 25 days ago
Just a thought, Chelsea are basically out of the league now, so surely the games either side of the cl will be prone to massive rotation , especially v wigan before the first leg and ? Before the second? possibly even lamps?
Does it disrupt the Dgw at all?
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1. PFOR
  15 years, 25 days ago
  I'm holding off on Lamps until GW 33 (presuming I actually go for him). CL is all they have left, I doubt they'll go out of their way to thrash Wigan.
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2. David Davros
  15 years, 25 days ago
  They do have spurs to think about though. No doubt CL will be the priority but i think we'll still see pretty strong lineups for the league games too.
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disparate dan - a reasonabl…
15 years, 25 days ago
for the record, this rooney swearing incident is just the tip of the iceberg and simply adds to the argument that all of football needs to drag itself out of the gutter

footballers need to exercise respect in the same manner as rugby union players

no swearing at refs for a start

then they can cut out the cheating and start being honest and strong

football needs its integrity back

it's only going to get worse otherwise

#downward spiral
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1. PFOR
  15 years, 25 days ago
  It helps when the refs are consistently making correct decisions(Rugby). Football referees are liable for abuse because unfortunately they can't get every decision right.
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  1. Marknlard
    15 years, 25 days ago
    That's got nothing to do with it. They don't get everything right in rugby either.
    
    There's 22 guys on the pitch doing their best to constantly deceive the ref for their own ends, and we're wondering why refs sometimes get things wrong?
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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      15 years, 25 days ago
      exactly, constantly trying to influence the ref
      
      right down to putting their hands up when the ball goes out of play to try and claim the throw or corner
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  2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    15 years, 25 days ago
    sorry but that is no excuse
    
    they get abuse if they get decisions right too
    
    and if they started carding players who tell them to f*ck off or whatever, then things might start improving
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    1. Marknlard
      15 years, 25 days ago
      "they get abuse if they get decisions right too"
      
      +1
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    2. David Davros
      15 years, 25 days ago
      But they do that sometimes anyway.
      
      We (Leicester) got absolute shafted at the weekend by a moronic decision like that. Bruma conceded a penalty for handball when it looked like the ball hit him on the shoulder - after the penalty he walked up to the ref and asked him about it, didn't look angry or shouting or anything. Got sent off for it!
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2. David Davros
  15 years, 25 days ago
  I think football is too far gone for that imo.
  
  There is so much to dislike about modern football it's untrue - from all quarters, ridiculous governing bodies, financially unstable business model, ticket prices are ridiculous, massive gulf ever growing between PL and football league, violence/racism/sexism with fans etc. Most of it all global too, how do you sort it out?
  
  That said i'm surprised more people don't feel completely isolated by it all already - there are so many things i despise about it but i'm still completely hooked.
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  1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    15 years, 25 days ago
    it's true
    
    my uncle is about 65
    
    when he was a lot younger he used to go and watch man utd AND man city just because he was a fan of football
    
    he'd walk to and from the stadiums with the players and managers alike
    
    now he won't watch games at all purely because he has seen better than most how football has deteriorated, and it's very sad to see
    
    in a weird way, it is FPL that has rejuvinated my interest and love of the game, but i am still acutely aware of the many many issues the sport has
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  15 years, 25 days ago
  Can't argue with mmost of that. The swearing thing is a bit OTT, though - everyone swears, all the time.
  
  Not too long ago you couldn't say 'f*ck' on TV without causing a national outrage. Remember watching dubbed Eddie Murphy films as a kid?
  
  Now you can hear 'c*nt' on Channel 4 and not bat an eyelid.
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4. Granville
  15 years, 25 days ago
  There is no interest in doing any of this. If the governing bodies started handing out bans and exercising their authority the clubs will just threaten a breakaway.
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  1. dogtanion
    15 years, 25 days ago
    Rugby rules need to be applied asap re: abusing referees.
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    1. Marknlard
      15 years, 25 days ago
      They had the 10 yard dissent thing in football a few years ago. That disappeared, don't know why, and with much less fanfare than when it was introduced.
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BONKER
15 years, 25 days ago
Wow... if you jumble Fernando Torres you get

FART DRONE SNORE also

FANS NOTED ERROR
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1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  15 years, 25 days ago
  both very accurate observations
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2. dadoune30
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Try this one with ur name:
  
  BONKER FED JAR MICE
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pstokes2010
15 years, 25 days ago
who to get rid of next week,nasri or silva?
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1. Camzy
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Silva.
  
  Nasri has nicer fixtures.
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PFOR
15 years, 25 days ago
Kolarov assist surely!
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1. Syd.
  15 years, 25 days ago
  +1
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  1. Bubbles
    15 years, 25 days ago
    Bloody hell! LESCOTT TOUCHED IT!!!!
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HuttonDressedasLahm
15 years, 25 days ago
Ledbury assist my arse!!
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1. HuttonDressedasLahm
  15 years, 25 days ago
  *Lescott
  Thanks iPhone!!
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  1. Marknlard
    15 years, 25 days ago
    Beckham used to come up on predictive text as beakibo.
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    1. Granville
      15 years, 25 days ago
      Type in Pardew 😉
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      15 years, 25 days ago
      Amy comes up as cow. I used to go out with an Amy, sometimes the ambiguity was a bonus...
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  2. PFOR
    15 years, 25 days ago
    http://damnyouautocorrect.com/
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Demí
15 years, 25 days ago
Omg Balotelli smiled
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1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
  15 years, 25 days ago
  lol when he slapped yaya toure in the head at the end that was hilairious toure looked genuinely pissed
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Goose
15 years, 25 days ago
Captain choice will be very interesting this week, plenty of options.

Is everyone without Rooney knee-jerking him in then? I think I've gotta hold strong and do no transfers this week (like I was and should have done this week!)
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1. PFOR
  15 years, 25 days ago
  Gotta be RVP again.
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  1. Goose
    15 years, 25 days ago
    Your probably right but I can see it being close in the poll between RVP Rooney & Lamps.
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    1. sy
      15 years, 25 days ago
      Well captained Rooney at home against Bolton and didnt work, so think personally im going for RVP this week as Blackpool well are Blackpool.
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  2. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
    15 years, 25 days ago
    i dno with DJ back and blackpool at home they may be a bit dangerous
    
    arsenal will struggle again imo...think im goin for rooney...which means hell do fuk all
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