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A healthy schedule of seven games kicks off with Everton making the early afternoon trip to Wolverhampton as the Dugout Discussion opens it’s doors for today’s somewhat shortened -we’ll have no evening kick-off for the next two Saturday’s- affairs.

Everton’s squad continues to walk the fine line of obscurity (check out their bench and play spot the player) with injury hitting their squad heavily as Seamus Coleman fails to pass muster and now joins the likes of Tim Cahill, Louis Saha and Mikel Arteta on the sidelines allowing young summer signing Magaye Gueye his first league start.

Mick McCarthy has acted as intimated in the week and made a couple of changes from the side which were romped up at St. James’ Park last week as Stephen Fletcher comes in for Adam Hammill while Adlene Guedioura makes his first start in six months after recovering from a broken leg to oust Nenad Milijas. Teams in full are…

Wolves: Hennessey; Foley, Berra, Stearman, Elokobi; Guedioura, Henry, O’Hara, Jarvis, Fletcher; Ebanks-Blake

Everton: Howard; Hibbert, Baines, Distin, Jagielka; Gueye, Heitinga, Osman, Neville, Bilyaletdinov; Beckford

We’ll then close out our action this Saturday with six fixtures at once as the three o’clock games roll-in after affairs at Molineux come to a close as Chelsea host Wigan and Manchester United host Fulham in particular with eyes firmly locked on the line-ups of the two top-table sides ahead of their Champions League second leg on Tuesday.

The Dugout Discussion will be with you through all of this until the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) bonus points come in, we update the latest Opta stats and Sir Paulos’ knees get all jerky later on today.

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  1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    heres the serious shit now for next week- dare we stupidly leave odem on thebench again?

    im screwed. My front 8

    adam, young, lampard, nasri, nani

    rvp, bent, ODEM!!

    wo im gona bench i havent a clue, but it wont be f**king odem.

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    1. Suarezchomper
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Odem v Chelsea though? I've benched him the past 3 gameweeks now!

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    2. CatMac
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      Out of those, seriously it must be Odem - against Chelsea?

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      1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
        • 15 Years
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        he's in mega form though - when we played them last week he was virtually unstoppable. i won't drop players based on their price anymore, i go with form.

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  2. markieffm
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    Whats average score today? What did everyone get?

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    1. flyover
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Got 18, which feels like -4753 today. Urgh.

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    2. Akers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      35 with Clark, Kolarov, Nasri, Tevez and Suarez to play.

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      1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        no RVP this week?

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  3. Bosko
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    What time bonus likely to go up? Only really expecting Odem x 3 from my team, but even still.
    Thanks to those who put my mind at ease re: Odem over Barton.

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      About an hour after the final game like always.

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  4. Crakers
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    im on 45 without BP yet, still RVP, adam, nasri and downing to play,,,,,, had fat frank as Captain so hoping for 3 BP's

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    1. Akers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Just want Nani 3 & Lampard zero and I'll be happy.

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      1. Locarno
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Plus one. And Vidic two, Odem 3 and Baines anything would also be nice.

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        1. Jonah
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          Can't see Baines getting anything, though I hope I'm wrong. The Everton attacking unit played some really good stuff today.

          Also, can I just say that for the 5 gameweeks I've had him, Baines has averaged 7.2 points. Bloody Brilliant return.

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        2. applebonkers
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          • 16 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          you've got odem? take a bow son

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  5. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Me: 46 (-4) with RVP (c) to come.

    Cup rival: 27 with Walker, Adam, Nasri, RVP to come.

    Can't call it, to be fair.

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  6. PFOR
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Fabio Borini - WOW

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    1. TheHazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Awesome goal.

      The Championship really is a great league.

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      1. PFOR
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        QPR, Norwich, Swansea, Cardiff would all be able for the PL. Reading hitting form at the right time too, intriguing this year!

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        1. TheHazard
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          You forgot Leicester, but yeah, absolutely - been a really good season 🙂

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          1. PFOR
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 11 months ago

            The 2011 Crop of Promoted Players looking good so far too 😉

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            1. TheHazard
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 11 months ago

              be interesting to see how much Taraabt is

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              1. PFOR
                • 15 Years
                14 years, 11 months ago

                5.5 I think, 6 at a push. Sinclair, Whittingham, Hoolahan would all be the same.

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                1. greghammer95
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                  14 years, 11 months ago

                  If Adam was 5.0 Then I reckon 5.5 will be a push. How much will Holt be though? 5.5? I want him anyways.

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                  1. PFOR
                    • 15 Years
                    14 years, 11 months ago

                    Adam was only 5 because everyone thought Blackpool would finish on 4 points. Dorrans and Nolan were 5.5 who did equally as good as Adam last year.

                    Holt will be great I think, about 4 decent chances already in 25 odd minutes. I reckon he'll be 5.0, like Carroll. Bellamy and Bothroyd also good options, ahhhh so much to choose from! At this rate I'll have 9 promoted players 🙂

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              2. Nomar
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 11 months ago

                I reckon Taarabt will be £6m minimum next season.

                We got our asses handed to us today, though. Fair play to Scunthorpe.

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    2. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      he must be the only loanee not at leicester

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      1. A-Team
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        or Cardiff

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        1. TheHazard
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          Or Hull. Or Norwich. Or just about any team that wants to do well in the championship 🙂

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          1. applebonkers
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            • 16 Years
            14 years, 11 months ago

            seriously soccer saturday is an education for me these days. i knew about yakubu and bruma but had no idea about kamara and van aarnholt. i'm also a few weeks into learning a new language known as windass

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            1. TheHazard
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 11 months ago

              That's a dying language to be fair. Only has one remaining speaker and he looks as though he's on his last legs.

              You're right though - we've got loads of loanees, including an entirely loaned defence. Ben Mee from City and Kyle Naughton (who's a class act) are also here.

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              1. applebonkers
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                • 16 Years
                14 years, 11 months ago

                always thought naughton was the better full back out of him and kyle walker. walkers extra bit of pace (not saying naughton isn't quick it's just walker is electric) is cancelled out by naughton's greater defensive awareness imo

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                1. PFOR
                  • 15 Years
                  14 years, 11 months ago

                  Agreed, Naughton is better.

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                2. TheHazard
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  14 years, 11 months ago

                  Walker's a bit stronger as well, though. I think Naughton would start to look really slight in the prem. It's great in the championship because his pace sets him apart, but I don't know how he'd get on in the prem where virtually every player is an absolute beast now.

                  Naughton does killer backflips when he scores, mind.

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                  1. TheHazard
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    14 years, 11 months ago

                    And another amazing goal goes in 8)

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  7. Dalek
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    my season takes a nosedive... 🙁

    50 points clear of my mini-league before today, take a 4 point hit.

    This weeks (current score) and incredible....NINE, yes that's right, not even double figures, and counting that 4 point hit I am left with a trmendous total of 5 points. Yes, it gets worse, the guy in second place managed a whopping 56 points this week with the likes of berbatov (captain) and odemqingie who are bound to get bonuses.

    In one week my hard efforts are ruined; just need Van persie to be ruled out of tomorrows game and I'll be taking a 1000 point hit for next week...

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    1. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      you messed up your link dalek...see the faq's

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    2. Retro
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Too bad, pal. If you get a nice gravatar of a Dalek it might make you feel better.

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    3. Soup and a roll
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Just looked at your team. Not too shabby. Oh wait, that's my team!

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  8. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    someone do that lsit with all the bonii- dunno hwo to do it myself

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    1. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      hwat?

      (sorry! 😉 )

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      1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        sorry shite writing!

        thought the bonus was out...somtimes someone posts up the whole lot in one post

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        1. Perthite
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          I think another 30 minutes before they come out.

          Was only joking with the typing. There are always words I get the order of the letters wrong when typing on the computer.

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          1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 11 months ago

            i know man, ive been waiting for them for many years now...

            its a poxy keyboad im on

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  9. That's Groß
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    odemwingie on bench, so that means either adam, a.young or nasri has to drop out tomorrow. even RVP(c) can drop out !

    not going to happen though is it?!

    and i came second on grand national, just missing out on £150.

    sh*tcakes.

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    1. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      I need two to drop out to get Odemwingie's points. I am not even remotely going to get my hopes up. Same situation as last GW unfortunately.

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    2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      need the same myself. maybe charlie adam will get another shock withdrawal cos ollie might gie up on the game. small chance, but need anything msyelf.

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      1. Perthite
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        A few cars to mysteriously have flat batteries?

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  10. Disco Pat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Can anyone tell me if luiz got the assist for today.according to radio he crossed ball and habsei paled it out,to malouda. But on the site ivanovic has got assist - any chance luiz will get the assist?

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    1. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      it was a stoke like goal and ivanovic got the assist. luiz wasn't involved

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      1. Disco Pat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Spot on Apple,thanks for that.captained luiz,so clutching at straws really.

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  11. J0E
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    well, there goes the cup for another season.

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    1. J0E
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      unless of course Villa and in partic A Young go mental tomorrow on the goal front.

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  12. halnone
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    24 points
    6 to play

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    1. teddy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Snap!

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  13. gooner dave
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Well the torres gamble bit me in the a**se.
    My own fault though, how (dare I ask) did he play when he came on?

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    1. mr messi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      I think he almost scored.

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    2. Spoiler
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      it bit me as well!

      he had a lot of chances actually which he should have scored at least one. might as well keep for the double

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    3. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      I watched the last 15 and he looked threatening, making good runs etc. He will explode soon, just a matter of time.

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      1. gooner dave
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Aye he'll probably "explode" when I get shot.

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    4. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      He was bollocks and never looks like he will score. He is shit!

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      1. gooner dave
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        If you put "the" in front of b*ll*cks and sh1t, then that's what I would've wanted to hear at 11.29 when I had my "brainwave"

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      2. Mulder
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Im quessing you didn't watch the game. Torres was good when he came in. Al-habsi was spiderman in goal not much to do.

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    1. Waldaz
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Wow! 😀

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    2. Akers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      No Nani? Schoolboy.

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      1. Declan
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Maybe cos he isnt eastern european....

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        1. dave_the_bear
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          Exactly my thoughts 😛

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          1. Declan
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 11 months ago

            😆

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    3. Soup and a roll
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      There should be a limit to the number of 'v's you are allowed in a team.

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  14. ozone
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    torres needs the through ball for him to run onto, benayoun's the man to provide this, they need to be played together to help the 50million pound man to score.

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    1. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      He was getting quite a lot of through balls today. I can count 3 in the time I was watching it, One from Drogs, One from a defender (I think) and one from someone else. He's getting there.

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  15. halnone
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    What did people get for scores??

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    1. dave_the_bear
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Smiley faces and rainbows 😛

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    2. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      54 with Suarez, Mereiles & Toure to go...

      BP's hopefully for Sturridge, Nani and a long shot Lamps (c)

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      1. applebonkers
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        that's huge. to cock up your captain and get a score like that is impressive

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        1. $hahriyar
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          i thought cock was moderated, or is it on television?

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  16. Goalarov
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Random thoughts:

    Odem saved my week. He is now officially in the Adam Zone.

    Torres has the worst luck. Ever. He will not score again this season.

    Nani is a genius, as is Berbatov (as is Fergie).

    Anderson is terrible. He should not be in ManU or the PL for that matter.

    What happened to RJ? Injured?

    C'mon RVP!!!

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  17. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Lampard + Anelka or
    Malouda + Drogba

    ??

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    1. dave_the_bear
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Lampard but different striker.

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Defoe/Crouch?

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        1. dave_the_bear
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          Totts next 7:
          ARS WBA che BLPmcy liv BIR.

          Not the most friendly fixtures 😛

          Bent??

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  18. PFOR
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    2-0 Swansea Mark Gower (my 4.5 option for next year :D)

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    1. AP
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Nice! Down with the Pig fiddlers.

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    2. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Grant Holt would be my puck if norwich were to go up.

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  19. MadeinIreland
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    41 with 4 to play (Adam, Nasri, Van and Bent) and of course hopefully some bonus points

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  20. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    maybe fpl think there is an evening kick-off. or they're watching the masters in which case we'll have to wait for about 6 more hours for bps

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    1. dogtanion
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Foley, Steven Reid...think I'll watch the rugby...

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  21. Chimpy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    What a strike!

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  22. A-Team
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Any suggestion on which Wolves forward will have the most game time between now and the rest of the season?

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  23. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Benched Odem today again.... Ouch...

    Hope that one of my remaining players doesnt play...

    Walker, Kolarov, Nasri, RVP...

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    1. PFOR
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Playing Walker ahead of Odemwingie is ridiculously poor form! You don't deserve his points.

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Played Coleman ahead of him last week 🙁

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        1. dribbler
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          who you playing in goal next week Syd?

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          1. Syd.
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 11 months ago

            Cech...

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Its almost worth having deliberately bad cheap players that you wont regret benching?!

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  24. $hahriyar
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Glad I didn't bring Drogs in this week due to all the rotation threat or lamps. But WTH was I thinking when got Stearman in!!!!????? 😡

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    1. weeurquahrt
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      lol ive had him since game week 1

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    2. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      At least i ditched Foley this week after 32 weeks for Luiz

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    3. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      some people don't learn from their mistake 😉

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    4. $hahriyar
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      It's alrite i guess. Needed a cheapie so got him otherwise wud've gone for a sundrland defender(not bardsley) or Dawson so it wud've been the same result. Atleast i got some money to get Adam now.

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  25. Andy
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    odemwingie - what a player!

    was threadbare up front this wk with Rooney out but i kept faith with ode and he did it again.

    40pts with 4 to play (RVP, Nasri, Walker, Simpson as autosub for Coleman). should be enough to keep me top of league and a step closer to £100 prize money...

    Lampard fans must be a little disappointed today - i took malouda this week.

    Charlie Adam a must have for next week?

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  26. Crakers
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    when will the BP's be in FFS

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    1. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      This is "No Bonus Round" - where no player gets bonus points.

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  27. gooner dave
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    So worth getting malouda in? Instead of lamps?

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    1. $hahriyar
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Rotation threat?

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      1. gooner dave
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Aye, dont want anymore of that. Must resist the knee jerk.

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    2. Andy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      time will tell... i hope so!

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  28. $hahriyar
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Bonus points
    Lamps 3
    Luiz 2
    Malouda1

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    1. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      That isn't legit yet?

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      1. $hahriyar
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        I'm bored 🙂

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    2. Declan
      • 15 Years
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      That would be nice

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    3. Andy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      how do you know?

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      1. Declan
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        He doesnt

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        1. Andy
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          lol that clears that up.

          get the 3 bonus pts dished out to malouda - that wld do nicely...

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  29. PlayPercentage
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    I went Lampard(C) instead of Nani(C).
    Sturridge may have done me a big favour today, though.

    Chelsea are pretty average at the moment. I hope they improve for the double GW.

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